The BBC has spoken to people close to the president to understand what drove him to trigger an authoritarian takeover.

Yoon Suk Yeol’s ouster triggers a snap vote within 60 days to elect a new leader who will face major challenges on trade, U.S. relations and North Korea.

South Korea's ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol, a brash ex-prosecutor who came to power by repeatedly defying setbacks and taking gambles, ultimately fell victim to political recklessness that led him to impose martial law,

South Korea’s highest court has removed embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, ending months of uncertainty and legal wrangling after he briefly declared martial law in December and plunged the nation into political turmoil.

South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his stunning declaration of martial law in a case that ignited the worst political crisis in decades and rattled markets.

With his ouster, a presidential election is required to take place within 60 days, according to the South Korea's constitution.

J ust under a year ago, Yoon Suk-yeol was serenading guests at a White House state dinner with a rendition of Don McLean’s “American Pie.” On Friday, South Korea’s former

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s political gamble to declare martial law in December, which resulted in his impeachment by the National Assembly, has ended with his dramatic ouster from power less than three years after he took office.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, four months after he threw South Korean politics into turmoil by declaring martial law and sending troops to parliament in an ill-fated effort to break through legislative gridlock.