As political changes loom, South Korea's leadership crisis could affect ties with China, Japan and the US, observers say With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance,

South Korea's opposition Democratic Party said Wednesday that the arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was the beginning of restoring order to the country after weeks of political turmoil.

The Democratic Party of Korea is behind the rival People Power Party in a major poll, in a turnaround since the martial law declaration last month by President Yoon Suk Yeol who is now detained under custody of anti-corruption investigative authorities.

Despite the public’s support for impeaching the South Korean president, the ruling People Power Party just outpolled the main opposition Democratic Party.

Polarization in South Korea, has helped a political leader rally enough support to potentially thwart accountability.

The crisis has seemingly boosted support for the conservative People Power Party (PPP), for whom Yoon won the presidential election in 2022.

Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained, making him the first sitting president to be arrested in the country's history

A South Korean court extended the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday over concerns he could destroy evidence linked to his martial law declaration, enraging his supporters, who attacked the court building.

A South Korean court extended the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Sunday, a ruling that gives prosecutors time to formalise a criminal indictment for insurrection, a charge for

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