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Category Archives: Democrats
South Korea’s president battles impeachment bid
Ruling party tries to block efforts to oust Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to introduce martial law
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Author: Christian Davies,Edward White,Song Jung-a
How South Korea’s impeachment process works after Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law bid
Removing the president requires a parliamentary two-thirds majority, which the opposition lacks, and approval by a constitutional court that technically might not have enough judges
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Author: Guardian staff reporter
South Korea’s Defense Minister Steps Down Over Martial Law Decree
President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted the resignation of Kim Yong-hyun, who said he considered himself responsible for the short-lived decision to impose military rule.
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Author: Choe Sang-Hun
South Korea’s defence minister resigns after martial law crisis: Report
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun has resigned following short-lived martial law.
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Author: Al Jazeera
Why a second Trump presidency is good for younger Democrats’ careers
The Democratic gerontocracy may be crumbling, reports Eric Garcia
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Author: Eric Garcia
Clinton says Hunter Biden pardon is not the same as his half-brother’s
Former President Bill Clinton suggested Wednesday that his decision to pardon his half-brother Roger Clinton was not comparable to President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. The New Y…
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Author: Juliann Ventura
A stress test for South Korea’s democracy
Key institutions held firm against the president’s reckless move
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Author: The editorial board
Letters: If Biden hadn’t pardoned his son, he would have been a Trump target
Letters to the editor: our readers share their views. Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk
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Author: Letters
Lawmakers Move to Impeach South Korean Leader After Failed Martial Law Bid
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to break a political deadlock by imposing military rule collapsed within hours, leaving him with few defenders. A vote to impeach him could come as soon as Friday.
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Author: Choe Sang-Hun,John Yoon,Victoria Kim,Thomas Fuller
South Korea martial law: The six hours that shook the country
A recap of a dramatic night that saw South Koreans rush to overturn the president’s shock martial law order.
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Author: @BBCNews
South Korea’s tumult is a symptom of China-US strife
As the globalisation-friendly world order fades, its new geoeconomic course is fraught with risk
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Author: Leo Lewis
America’s nightmare is two feral parties
The Democrats might decide that playing by the rules has got them nowhere
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Author: Janan Ganesh
‘Democracy isn’t supposed to work like this’: disbelief in Seoul in wake of martial law upheaval
Defiant citizens come out in the South Korean capital to voice anger and dismay over actions of President Yoon and demand his resignation
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Author: Raphael Rashid
South Korea’s long history of martial law
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Author: Al Jazeera Staff
South Korean crisis highlights ‘revenge cycle’ of politics
Dramatic events expose democratic vulnerabilities in deeply divided country
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Author: Christian Davies,Song Jung-a
The South Korean president’s martial law gamble backfired: What was he thinking?
Yoon’s shock move was a bid to get the kind of grip on power that has eluded him since he was elected.
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Author: @BBCNews
Hunter pardon leaves Biden facing a massive clemency wishlist from Congress
Lawmakers push pardons and exonerations for Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, Ethel Rosenberg and others.
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Author: Andrew Solender
South Korea live: opposition demands president is impeached
Country is thrown into chaos after President Yoon announces martial law only to be forced to withdraw bid amid furious protests
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Author: Joshua Thurston
South Korea’s opposition parties submit motion to impeach president Yoon
If Mr Yoon is impeached, he will be stripped of his constitutional powers until the Constitutional Court can rule on his fate.
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Author: PA News Agency
DNC chairman Jaime Harrison: Hey, At Least We Did Better than Argentina’s Incumbents!
If the Democratic boasting had been right, then the “global headwinds” should have been weaker in the United States than anywhere else.
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Author: National Review
Biden does complete reversal with pardon for son
President Biden’s decision to give his son a full and unconditional pardon represented a stunning reversal for the outgoing commander-in-chief, who previously had insisted he would do no such thing…
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Author: Rebecca Beitsch,Alex Gangitano
Gavin Newsom And Democrats Blast Hunter Biden’s Pardon: Here’s How Both Sides Reacted
The president’s unexpected decision created a flurry of anger among Republicans, while only some Democrats have spoken out.
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Author: Stephen Pastis
Top House Democrat calls on Biden to pardon ‘working-class Americans’
Hakeem Jeffries calls for ‘high level of compassion’ towards people in prison after president pardoned son Hunter
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Author: Guardian staff reporter
