(4 Apr 2025)
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Seoul, South Korea – 4 April 2025
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1. Various of protesters demonstrating against former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
2. Woman holding picture depicting Yoon behind bars
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Inja Cho, anti-Yoon rally participant:
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“We are so happy. We are excited. As soon as we heard (about) the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol we were so crazy and dancing. So happy.”
4. Various of protesters celebrating
5. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Choi Jong-soon, 71-year-old from Namyangju:
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"He was dismissed today because he exercised power unilaterally, disregarding the people and sovereignty. This is a situation that neither the Korean people nor the world can tolerate. The impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol today was inevitable, and such incidents should never happen again, either in South Korea or anywhere in the world."
6. Various of protesters holding placards and chanting
STORYLINE:
Crowds attended a celebratory rally in central Seoul on Friday after the South Korean constitutional court decided to formally unseat President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The court unanimously removed Yoon from office Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up a new election, four months after he threw the nation into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law.
Hundreds of anti-Yoon protesters gathered in Seoul, holding bright placards calling for democracy and singing songs in jubilation in response to verdict.
An election will be held within two months for a new president.
But a festering divide over Yoon’s impeachment could complicate South Korea’s efforts to deal with crucial issues like President Donald Trump’s tariffs and other “America First” policies, observers say.
“Whoever becomes the next president, I hope that person will truly recognize the people as the sovereign authority,” said Hanul Park, a member of Candle Action, a group that regularly organizes anti-Yoon rallies.
Yoon still faces criminal charges of rebellion, but he’s unlikely to fade into the background.
He is likely to thrust himself onto the political agenda, rallying his hard-core supporters and influencing the choice of the next leader of his party, which has made intensive efforts to regroup around calls for his reinstatement.
AP video by Ayaka McGill
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