South Korea, martial law and President Yoon Suk Yeol
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Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN'Yoon should not come near the party': PPP interim chief rebukes ex-president's call to support Kim Moon-sooAfter former President Yoon Suk Yeol released a letter urging people to support People Power Party presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo, PPP Emergency Response Committee Chairman Kim Yong-tae responded with a sharp rebuke.
Peace talks: During a meeting in Istanbul yesterday, Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange gravely ill and wounded prisoners of war, as well as prisoners under 25, and to return the bodies of 6,000 soldiers each. But there was little progress toward a cease-fire.
South Koreans are set to vote today in a snap presidential election, following the removal of Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived imposition of martial law. The results are expected once voting ends,
The National Election Commission will certify the result of South Korea elections on Wednesday, June 4. Observers say the winner could emerge as early as midnight.
A man casts his vote at a polling station in Seoul during the presidential election on June 3, 2025. Polls opened June 3rd for South Korea's snap presidential election, with the country voting to choose a new leader after ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached over his abortive declaration of martial law. [Photo/Agencies]
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As South Korea heads toward a snap presidential election on June 3, the far right is following the Trump playbook (and aesthetic).
When then-President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law decree plunged South Korea into chaos, it plummeted sales at Park Myung-Ja's diner in Jechon and became a turning point for many voters in the town. The 66-year-old chef and restaurant owner is one face of South Korea's North Chungcheong Province,