Protesters stand behind a police barricades in front of South Korea’s National Assembly on December 7, during a demonstration calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Photo: Kim Jung-yeop

Demonstrators cheer in front of South Korea’s National Assembly on December 14, after learning of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment. Photo: Kim Jung-yeop

Progressive Party lawmaker Representative Yoon Jong-oh speaks to Asia Times under a poster that displays his slogan which reads, “I dream of a world where progressive values become universal values of life,” in his office in Seoul’s National Assembly, on March 5, 2025. Photo: Kim Jung-yeop

Demonstrators cheer and wave a flag after the Constitutional Court upholds President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment April 4. The flag reads: “The people own the country.” Photo: Kim Jung-yeop