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Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han is arrested in Seoul, South Korea, as prosecutors investigate allegations that the church bribed former first lady Kim Keon Hee and lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong, both of whom face separate corruption charges.
2025-09-23

In South Korea, five-term National Assembly lawmaker Kim Byung-kee is elected as floor leader of the Democratic Party, replacing acting party leader Park Chan-dae.
2025-06-13

South Korean prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo is impeached by the National Assembly after refusing to appoint three Constitutional Court judges chosen by the Assembly to oversee president Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment case. Finance minister Choi Sang-mok is appointed acting president and acting prime minister.
2024-12-27

A vote to impeach South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails in the National Assembly due to a boycott of the vote by members of Yoon's People Power Party.
2024-12-7

The National Assembly begins impeachment proceedings against Yoon Suk Yeol in response to Yoon's attempt to impose martial law in South Korea.
2024-12-4

In defiance of the declaration of martial law, which prohibits political activities, the National Assembly votes unanimously to order Yoon Suk Yeol to lift martial law. Korean soldiers that were guarding the National Assembly building withdraw following the vote.
2024-12-3

Elections for the 21st National Assembly of South Korea are held amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-04-15

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who had campaigned on a parliamentary review of the country's missile defense system, orders an investigation of the anti-missile system after discovering the government was not informed when four more U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system launchers had been brought in and installed.
2017-05-30

A bill is introduced into the South Korean National Assembly to impeach President Park Geun-hye. A vote is expected tomorrow.
2016-12-8

The South Korean National Assembly begins hearings ahead of an impeachment vote against President Park Geun-Hye.
2016-12-5