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South Korea’s snap presidential election 2025: All you need to know

The vote, held in the backdrop of a martial law bid by ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol, could affect Seoul’s foreign policy.

Al Jazeera

South Korean presidential election roiled by coffee beans, Chanel bags and room salon

South Korea’s presidential race has devolved into personal attacks and petty disputes, drowning out meaningful policy debate after Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted over his martial law fiasco

The Independent UK

3 things to watch as South Koreans head toward the polls following turbulent political period

On June 3, 2025, South Koreans will head to the polls to vote for a new president.

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After chaos of the Yoon era, South Korea prepares to pick a new president

Koreans hope politics can return to a focus on record high youth unemployment and a cost of living crisis after impeachment drama

The Guardian - AU

Election Campaigning Kicks Off In South Korea

The candidates vying to lead South Korea kicked off their official campaigns Monday ahead of a snap presidential election to replace the country's impeached ex-leader, removed over a thwarted martial law bid.

International Business Times

S. Korea Conservatives Choose Presidential Candidate After Last-minute Chaos

South Korea's People Power Party registered former labour minister Kim Moon-soo as its official presidential candidate on Sunday, a day after it attempted to cancel his candidacy.

International Business Times

S. Korea Conservative Party Begins Process To Switch Presidential Candidate

South Korea's conservative party dropped its presidential candidate against his will on Saturday, beginning a process to instead nominate outsider and former prime minister Han Duck-soo less than a month before the election.

International Business Times

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Who is Kim Moon Soo, South Korea’s staunch conservative presidential candidate?

Kim won 56.5 per cent of the votes cast in a party primary, beating his sole competitor, Han Dong-hun

The Independent UK

South Korea's former PM enters presidential race with pledge to curb executive power

Han, who briefly served as acting leader following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment over a controversial martial law declaration, said he would push for constitutional amendments to better balance power between the president and parliament.

Euronews

Fresh Turmoil Ahead Of South Korean Election

South Korea elects a new president on June 3, six months after previous head of state Yoon Suk Yeol sparked chaos by declaring martial law and was removed from office.

International Business Times

South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo resigns amid reports of expected presidential bid

The career bureaucrat said he was stepping down to take on a 'heavier responsibility'.

Euronews

What lies ahead for South Korea after the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol?

South Korea’s constitutional court upheld the parliament’s decision to impeach the country’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, on April 4. The court stated that, by declaring martial law in December, Yoon had taken actions that were beyond the powers granted by South Korea’s constitution.

The Conversation

Who are the runners and riders in South Korea’s presidential election to replace Yoon Suk Yeol?

A heated race is expected amid intense political polarisation between pro and anti-Yoon camps

The Independent UK

South Korean opposition leader Lee opens presidential bid following Yoon's ouster

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, widely seen as the front-runner in a presidential by-election triggered by the removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his ill-fated imposition of martial law, officially announced his presidential bid on Thursday, vowing to heal a starkly divided nation through economic growth

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‘Joe’s law’ to ban future hospital privatisation in NSW

Two-year-old Joe Massa died after emergency department wait at Northern Beaches hospital in September 2024

The Independent UK

Protests intensify as Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment ruling nears

With tensions running high, South Korea braces for the Constitutional Court’s ruling on president Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment

The Conversation

Hey big spenders: what foreign investors will really want from the infrastructure summit

New Zealand is struggling to stay ahead of its vital infrastructure needs, and the numbers show it.

International Business Times

Top South Korean Judge Faces Disinformation Deluge As Yoon Impeachment Looms

Bogus child pornography claims, fabricated support for communism and fake posts showing Elon Musk calling for his removal -- a deluge of disinformation is targeting a top judge in suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial.

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What public-private-partnership scandals can tell us about wrongdoing in the water industry

Water bills are going up in England and Wales, even after the series of scandals around water companies. Last year water firms paid £158 million in fines following a record-breaking number of sewage dumps in rivers and seas.

The Guardian - UK

South Korean democracy was nearly toppled by its president. It was saved by its people

Despite scandal after scandal, Koreans have shown their solidarity with one another, and the resilience of their institutions, says Youngmi Kim, director of the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies

Al Jazeera

South Korea’s President Yoon arrested: What happened and what’s next

Hundreds of officers push past Yoon’s small army of personal security to take the impeached leader into custody.

The Independent UK

Why did it take so long to arrest South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol?

Yoon Suk Yeol becomes first sitting South Korean president to be arrested, six weeks after he declared martial law

International Business Times

South Korean President Yoon Arrested Over Failed Martial Law Bid

Yoon, who faces charges of insurrection over his short-lived effort to impose martial law last month, said he would comply with investigators to avoid "bloodshed".

Al Jazeera

South Korea’s presidential security chief resigns after ‘bloodshed’ warning

Park Jong-joon says citizens concerned about violence if authorities push ahead with bid to arrest suspended president.

International Business Times

South Korea Rival Parties Form Plane Crash Task Force

South Korea's rival parties agreed Tuesday to form a joint task force to probe the recent Jeju Air plane crash that left 179 people dead, as the transport minister offered to resign over the tragedy.

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