South Korea

South Korea court begins President Yoon's impeachment trial

Members of parliament in Seoul voted to impeach the president on Saturday after he imposed a short-live martial law order that thrust the country into political chaos.

16 December 2024

South Korea

Celebrations in Seoul as President Yoon is impeached

Jubilant crowds celebrated in Seoul, South Korea after the National Assembly passed a motion 204-85 to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol. Protests against Yoon had been intensifying since a short-lived declaration of martial law on 3 December.

14 December 2024

South Korea

South Korean lawmakers set to hold second vote to impeach president

If Yoon is impeached, his powers will be suspended until the Constitutional Court decides whether to remove him from office and if he is removed, an election to replace him must be held within 60 days.

13 December 2024

South Korea

South Korean police sent to raid president's office over martial law

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung vows to continue impeachment votes against President Yoon Suk-yeol as political fallout deepens.

11 December 2024

South Korea

South Korea presidential impeachment motion fails

The impeachment motion's defeat is expected to worsen the already severe political chaos in South Korea.

7 December 2024

South Korea

South Korea's president a 'great danger' to citizens, his party says

Yoon Suk-yeol appears to be losing his last remaining support after declaring a short-lived martial law order that shocked the country.

6 December 2024

South Korea

South Korea martial law: Why it happened and what comes next

Late on Tuesday evening, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said in a televised address that he was imposing martial law. Though he found himself backtracking within a matter of hours, the surprise announcement has decisively rattled the country's political establishment.

4 December 2024

World News

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say

Explosive case has destroyed the reputation of a key witness in a Republican impeachment effort against the president.

21 February 2024

Culture news

Culture Re-View: How many US presidents have been impeached?

On this day in 1998: President Bill Clinton is impeached by the United States House of Representatives.

19 December 2023

Georgia

Georgia's court authorises impeachment of country's pro-EU president

Georgia's Constitutional Court has authorised the impeachment of pro-Western president Salomé Zourabichvili after the governing Dream party said she held meetings in the EU without the government's approval.

16 October 2023

USA

Trump says he 'will be arrested' and calls for his supporters to rally

The NYC police department bumps up security measures as Donald Trump has urged his supporters to rally over possible indictment.

21 March 2023

Peru

Protests continue in Lima as President Boluarte calls for peace

Protests in Peru continue as thousands take to the streets calling for President Dina Boluarte to leave office. Lawmakers have started an impechment process against the new leader, who took office in December.

26 January 2023

Denmark

Danish PM's COVID-19 mink cull order had no legal basis, lawmakers say

Fearing transmission of COVID-19 variants in 2020, Denmark's government had ordered 15 million animals to be slaughtered despite having no legal basis to do so.

30 June 2022

Pakistan

Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote

Khan was voted out in the Sunday morning vote after several political allies and a key party in his ruling coalition deserted him.

10 April 2022

Albania

Constitutional court overturns impeachment of Albania's president

The court said the evidence against Meta did not amount to “a grave violation of the constitution.”

17 February 2022

Albania

Court set to rule on the impeachment of Albania's president Ilir Meta

To impeach or not to impeach? Court set to decide president's fate.

1 February 2022

Denmark

Denmark's ex-immigration minister convicted over asylum seeker policy

The rare impeachment case related to a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples when one of the partners was a child.

13 December 2021

Albania

Albanian President says impeachment investigation is "illegal"

Albanian MPs have begun an impeachment process against President Ilir Meta, who they accuse of violating the constitution during last month's election.

18 May 2021

Albania

Albanian government seeks to impeach President Ilir Meta

Lawmakers from Albania's government have accused the country's President of violating the constitution during last month's election.

4 May 2021

USA

Biden ponders 'fragile' democracy after Trump impeachment acquittal

Euronews looks into all the key reactions after Donald Trump was acquitted at the Senate impeachment trial for inciting violence at the US Capitol.

14 February 2021