Observers warn the East Asian nation could be ‘engulfed’ by unrest if the Constitutional Court reinstates impeached president ...

South Korean President Yoon's declaration of martial law in December was a wake-up call for Korean citizens, especially the ...

President Yoon Suk-yeol has some tried-and-true ways of responding to political scandals arising from specific incidents.

[YONHAP] South Korea’s democracy index fell 10 places from the previous year in 2024 to 32nd place out of 167 countries, dropping from the category of “full democracy” to “flawed democracy ...

Democracy in Asia is rapidly deteriorating—accelerated by waning international support and democratic backsliding even in the ...

As Korea’s most dramatic democracy and constitutional crisis in more than 40 years was unfolding ominously, the Asia Journalist Association (AJA) issued a firm statement and led the media in ...

South Korea’s Constitutional Court struck down the impeachment of the country’s prime minister Han Duck-soo and restored his ...

South Korea has dropped out of the full democracy category after President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law in Asia's fourth-largest economy, a democracy index suggested Friday.

Mass rallies for and against Yoon Suk Yeol filled the streets on Saturday as the Constitutional Court prepared to rule on ...