Donald Trump’s return to White House brings about renewed calls for South Korea’s own nuclear armament - Anadolu Ajansı

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A move by South Korean opposition leaders to launch an independent probe of embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol over Seoul’s use of loudspeaker broadcasts into North Korea is raising questions among some U.S. experts about the future direction of Seoul’s approach toward Pyongyang.

South Korea’s Democratic Party and allied opposition parties reignited political tensions on Jan. 9 by reintroducing a special counsel bill to investigate alleged insurrection, sparking fierce debate over its implications for national security and a potential snap presidential election.

We cannot overlook the fact that a president of a 37-year-old democracy self-righteously declared martial law. While South Korea is still in turmoil, Yoon’s position of justifying martial law despite internal and international criticism is shocking.

Fears of North Korea, online conspiracies and unproven claims of electoral fraud -- conservative South Korean men told AFP why they had descended on impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's residence to protect him from arrest.

People Power Party offers to 'meet in middle'; Opposition-led parliamentary committee to summon president to testify The ruling People Power Party said Tuesday it would come up with its own bill for opening a special counsel investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Dec.

Foreign ministers from South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Monday to discuss strengthening their relations in the face of increasing security challenges in the region and political tumult in the host nation.

With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil.

The assembly impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last month, but the Constitutional Court will decide whether to formally dismiss or reinstate him.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Pentagon chief, referred to North Korea as a “nuclear power” in a written statement for Tuesday’s confirmation hearing – shattering a longstanding taboo by granting such a designation to Kim Jong-un’s regime and drawing considerable attention in Seoul.

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