Gallup Korea denies accusations that it fails to prevent overly sampling right-leaning respondents. The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea regained its edge over the ruling People Power Party in terms of political party preferences, reflecting shifting public sentiment following the martial law declaration by conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol and his subsequent arrest. According to poll results released by Gallup Korea on Friday, 40 percent of 1,000 respondents identified as supporters

Sunday's mob attack on Seoul court exposes policing dilemma in Korea Sunday’s predawn protest by supporters of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol erupted into mob violence after a court issued the formal warrant to detain the president while he is under criminal investigation on charges of leading an insurrection and committing abuse of power. At around 3 a.m., approximately 1,300 supporters of the impeached president stormed the courthouse, hurling bricks and smashing glass and office equipment

Cabinet likely to hold special meeting next week to return special probe bill to parliament Acting President and Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday vetoed three bills that the opposition-led National Assembly had passed. The bills vetoed at a Cabinet meeting, presided over by Choi at the Government Complex Seoul, included a revision of the Broadcasting Act. It aimed to reverse the government's move to charge separately for electricity and television licenses from public broadcasters

The ruling conservative party led recent polls on South Koreans' political party preferences, with would-be voters showing a growing emphasis on the need for a smooth transition in a potentially upcoming presidential race. This shift comes amid a deeply divided political landscape following President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest on Sunday. According to a Realmeter poll released on Monday, 48.6 percent of 1,004 respondents said they would likely support a candidate from the same party as President Yoon

Yoon refuses CIO questioning on Sunday; ruling bloc objects to court-issued warrant A criminal trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to the martial law debacle looms large, as a South Korean court issued a warrant on Sunday to place him under arrest for up to six months. Forty-seven days after Yoon declared martial law to crack down on his political opponents whom he described as "anti-state forces" -- although no armed conflict with a foreign country had occurred -- the 64-year-ol

President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested on Sunday after a South Korean court issued a warrant that would put him in custody for up to six months as investigative authorities look into his martial law imposition in December. According to the Seoul Western District Court, Yoon's release from prison could result in the destruction of evidence. The ruling means Yoon, 64, will likely go through the booking process, including having his fingerprints and photograph taken as he becomes an inmate o

-Yoon, identified as insurrection leader, is exercising right to remain silent -Yoon is first sitting president taken into custody -Yoon says decided to appear for questioning to prevent ‘bloodshed’ -CIO mulls requesting warrant to extend detention -Massive operation with 1,100 officers ended without physical conflict SEOUL/GWACHEON, Gyeonggi Province -- President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained in a large-scale law enforcement operation at the presidential residence Wednesday, on charges of mastermi

South Korea's Presidential Security Service, which had resisted efforts to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol, stepped aside Wednesday morning, opening the Yoon up to arrest and themselves to a new level of scrutiny

President Yoon Suk Yeol will appear before the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials today, his lawyer said Wednesday hours after the joint probe team entered the presidential residence in an attempt to detain him. Seok Dong-hyeon, Yoon's lawyer, made a statement on Facebook that the president has made an "unavoidable decision to appear," to prevent a physical clash between the security team and the police, and citizens being injured outside the residence. Seok added that th

President Yoon Suk Yeol was taken into custody by a joint probe team at 10:33 a.m. Wednesday, according to police and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, 12 days after being repelled in its initial attempt to detain him. Yoon arrived at the CIO headquarters of the CIO in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, for questioning over his martial law declaration in December. Yoon, 64, became the first sitting president in South Korean history to be in custody. In the next 48 hours,

President Yoon Suk Yeol faces the imminent threat of detention as a second attempt to execute a court warrant is expected as early as Wednesday. If the joint investigation team — comprising police, the Defense Ministry and prosecutors from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials — serves the warrant he would become the first sitting president in South Korean history to be taken into custody. The joint team previously summoned Yoon three times for questioning over his role

Recent polls showed support ratings for the ruling party have recovered to what they were before martial law, with one indicating that the party has narrowed the gap with the main opposition party to just 1.4 percentage point. According to a Realmeter poll released Monday, 40.8 percent of South Korean adults with voting rights favored the People Power Party during the polling period of Thursday and Friday. The figure was up 6.4 percentage points in a week. This put the ruling party narrowly behi

Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's die-hard supporters threaten 'civil war' With investigators and police preparing to make a second attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on a court-ordered warrant, South Korean politics is descending further into chaos, with Yoon sympathizers now invoking the term “civil war” to warn against a violent clash. Rep. Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of Yoon’s ruling People Power Party, on Friday warned the nation’s police against mobilizing forces to ta

President Yoon Suk Yeol's chief bodyguard, Park Jong-joon, submitted his letter of resignation Friday before appearing at the police for questioning for allegedly obstructing officials from the joint investigation team from carrying out a court-ordered warrant to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol. Choi Sang-mok, acting president and deputy prime minister, has accepted Park's resignation, his office announced Friday. Just before the announcement, the Presidential Security Service said Frid

The chief prosecutor of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, which is leading a joint probe into allegations against President Yoon Suk Yeol of leading an insurrection and committing abuse of power, apologized for the body's failure to detain Yoon but expressed his determination to make no mistakes in their second attempt. "I feel very sorry as CIO chief for failing to execute the detention warrant that was issued by the court based on reasonable grounds," Oh Dong-woon