Summary
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the National Assembly for his unconstitutional declaration of martial law.
The vote, which required a two-thirds majority, saw support from both the opposition and members of Yoon’s governing party.
Yoon, suspended from state duties, faces investigation and potential rebellion charges, while the country grapples with political turmoil and North Korean propaganda.
Given my limited knowledge and all of the highly unpredictable things going on in democracies around the world, I’m just gonna opt out of making any firm predictions myself. We’ll find out in at most 180 days (they have that amount of time to decide)
I’ll note that others predict the court will ask the national assembly to try to fill those 3 vacancies. If they do so, it would make it easier to pass since it requires 6 to vote in favor for it to succeed regardless of vacancies. There are currently only 6 on the court
I’ll also note that in 2004, the constitutional court rejected Roh Moo-hyun’s impeachment when there was strong backlash to the impeachment in the public. The charges there were much more minor than what happened here
Very interesting. I’ll keep an eye out for updates. Thanks again for your insight!