Despite South Korean lawmakers voting to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, there is still ample room for political instability in the months ahead, keeping the country's economic and foreign policy trajectory in limbo. On Dec. 14, South Korea's National Assembly voted 204-85 to impeach President Yoon over his abortive Dec. 3-4 martial law bid. Yoon was immediately suspended from his duties, with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo becoming acting president until the Constitutional Court rules on whether to confirm Yoon's impeachment within the next six months. Meanwhile, the head of Yoon's ruling People Power Party (PPP), Han Dong-hoon, announced on Dec. 16 that he was stepping down after he called for Yoon's impeachment ahead of the Dec. 14 vote, going against the wishes of most PPP lawmakers. Meanwhile, the head of the opposition Democratic Party (DP), Lee Jae-myung, said on Dec. 15 that the party would ''for now'' not seek to...
