{"id":44331,"date":"2025-01-09T11:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T11:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=44331"},"modified":"2025-01-09T11:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T11:30:28","slug":"as-south-koreas-impeached-president-yoon-awaits-fate-his-party-sees-signs-of-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=44331","title":{"rendered":"As South Korea\u2019s impeached president Yoon awaits fate, his party sees signs of revival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Reuters) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEOUL, Jan 9 – A prolonged period of uncertainty over the fate of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and a botched attempt to arrest him are giving oxygen to his backers and reviving support for his troubled party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoon, suspended from duties after his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3 and under criminal investigation for possible insurrection, has for weeks been holed up inside his hilltop residence<\/a> in Seoul, guarded by a small army of personal security staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a National Barometer Survey poll released on Thursday, 59% of respondents wanted him arrested, something investigators are determined to do even though they failed last week after a widely televised six-hour standoff<\/a> with his security force. Some 37% said arresting Yoon was excessive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A similar split fell in favour of the Constitutional Court, currently considering lawmakers’ decision to impeach Yoon, removing him permanently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysts say the prospects of Yoon returning to office are unclear but the hiatus has emboldened his supporters<\/a>, scores of whom braved sub-zero temperatures to gather near his residence on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weeks since Yoon’s impeachment have also seen a recovery in support for his ruling People Power Party (PPP), which some analysts say shows signs conservatives are uniting to fight a possible presidential election later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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