Democracy Prevails: South Korea Upholds Yoon Impeachment
South Korea's Constitutional Court unanimously upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on April 4, 2025, removing him from office over his extraordinary declaration of martial law in December 2024. Yoon had deployed troops to seal the National Assembly and suspended civil liberties for several hours before lawmakers voted to lift the decree. The martial law declaration was the first in South Korea since 1980 and provoked mass protests. The Court ruled that Yoon had violated the constitutional order. His removal triggered a snap presidential election within 60 days and reinforced the strength of South Korea's democratic institutions in a region where authoritarian backsliding has accelerated.
April 4, 2025
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