South Korea’s Yoon unlikely to resign even as impeachment looms

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South Korea’s Yoon unlikely to resign even as impeachment looms
South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol's political fate is hanging in the balance as criticism and anger mount over his botched attempt to impose martial law. But even as thousands march in Seoul demanding his resignation, analysts are sceptical the embattled president would leave office on his own accord. Yong-Chool Ha, director of the University of Washington’s Center for Korea Studies, tells CNA’s Asia First the prosecutor-turned-president's legal background is expected to come into play as he fights impeachment proceedings.

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