Yoon leaves presidential residence in Seoul one week after removal from office

(11 Apr 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seoul, South Korea - 11 April 2025
1. Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol leaving South Korean presidential residence
2. Close of sign reading (English) "Yoon Again"

AGENCY POOL
Seoul, South Korea - 11 April 2025
3. Various of Yoon greeting supporters UPSOUND supporters chanting Yoon's name
4. Yoon walking towards car

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seoul, South Korea - 11 April 2025
5. Yoon waving to supporters from vehicle as he approaches private residence
STORYLINE:
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol left the presidential residence in Seoul on Friday for his private home, a week after the Constitutional Court removed him from office over his ill-fated imposition of martial law in December.

Crowds of supporters chanted his name and several held signs with the slogan "Yoon again" written on them as he left the residence.

Yoon, a conservative who narrowly won the 2022 election, declared martial law on late-night television on December 3, vowing to eradicate “anti-state” liberals whom he accused of abusing their legislative majority to obstruct his agenda.

Yoon also declared a suspension of legislative activities and sent hundreds of troops to surround the National Assembly, but lawmakers still managed to form a quorum and voted to lift martial law just hours after it was imposed.

Yoon’s powers were suspended after the Assembly impeached him on December 14.

The Constitutional Court upheld impeachment and formally removed him from office last week, triggering a presidential election the government set for June 3.

Deep political polarization will likely shape the election into a two-way showdown between Yoon’s People Power Party and its chief liberal rival, the Democratic Party, which holds a majority in the National Assembly.

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.



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