The vote by South Korea’s parliament to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday marked the culmination of a stunning political showdown sparked by his shock decision to impose martial law on the vibrant democratic country.

South Korea’s opposition leader offered Sunday to work with the government to ease the political tumult as officials sought to reassure allies and markets, a day after the opposition-controlled

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s dramatic fall is building public support for his biggest political rival — Lee Jae-myung — to run as the nation’s next leader if fresh elections happen.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is willing to present his views himself during legal proceedings related to his short-lived declaration of martial law, a lawyer advising Yoon said on Thursday.

A summons for Mr Yoon to appear for questioning over alleged insurrection was delivered to the presidential residence on Tuesday but returned, the agency quoted a joint investigation team as saying. If he responds to the summons, it will be the first time in history that a sitting president appears before prosecutors as a suspect.

South Korea’s acting leader has vowed to convey to the world that things are back to normal following parliament’s impeachment of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol

Thousands of supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol rallied in the capital Seoul on Saturday (December 21), demanding his presidential duties to be reinstated after he was impeached nearly a week ago over a botched martial law decree.

Opponents and supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yoon held rival demonstrations in Seoul on Saturday – a week after he was impeached for declaring martial law. Tens of thousands of anti-Yoon protesters,