If the Constitutional Court removes Yoon Suk-yeol from office, a fresh presidential election must be held within two months
Updated: 12:41pm, 1 Apr 2025
Yoon Suk-yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul in February. Photo: AFP
South Korea’s Constitutional Court will rule on Friday on whether to formally dismiss or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol – a decision that either way is likely to deepen domestic divisions.
The court has been deliberating Yoon’s political fate after he was impeached in December over his brief imposition of martial law that has triggered a massive political crisis.