As impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fights for his political survival, the embattled leader has found an ally among young conservative men. Park Byeong-heon, 25, was a crowd favourite at a pro-Yoon rally on Sunday, cheered on as he gave a 10-minute speech in English aimed at foreign media, decrying attempts by authorities to arrest Yoon over his bid to impose martial law last month. "This is the country that we love. We have to protect it," Park, a university student, told Reuters after giving his speech.

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South Korea's embattled leader Yoon finds allies among young conservative men

Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an arrest attempt last week after his bungled December 3, 2024 martial law decree plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades.

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Young conservative men have played a visible role in rallying support for the isolated President.

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South Korea’s embattled leader Yoon Suk Yeol finds allies among young conservative men

The president's ultraconservative supporters believe that the country has been overrun by North Korea sympathizers conspiring to destroy South Korea's freedoms.

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South Korea's far right borrows from Trump's playbook to bolster impeached Yoon

In a news conference, Yoon’s lawyers challenged the legitimacy of a new detention warrant issued Tuesday by the Seoul Western District Court.

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Impeached South Korean president’s lawyers slam detention efforts as acting leader warns of clash

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA  — In late 2021, the wife of then-presidential candidate Yoon Suk Yeol appeared exasperated by several journalists she insisted were treating her husband unfairly. In a leaked phone call with a left-leaning reporter, Kim Keon-hee vowed to have “all of them” jailed if her husband won the presidency. 
The comment drew little attention, overshadowed by the scandals and mudslinging typical of South Korea’s elections. In hindsight,…

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The President's Security Service reinforced the complex with barbed wire and barricades using buses.

Служба безопасности главы государства укрепила территорию комплекса колючей проволокой и баррикадами, используя автобусы.

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Twenty-five-year-old university student Park Byeong-heon chanted slogans loudly at a rally on Sunday in downtown Seoul in support of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. While the bulk of pro-Yoon protesters appear to be made up of retirees, young conservative men like Park have played a visible role in rallying support for the isolated Yoon.

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Young conservative man rallies to support South Korea’s Yoon

SEOUL, Jan 10 — Fears of North Korea, online conspiracies and unproven claims of electoral fraud — conservative South Korean men told AFP why they had descended on impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol’s residence to protect him from arrest. Those rallying outside his Seoul residence have mainly been elderly, right-leaning voters — but AFP reporters identified a growing number of younger, men in attendance. AFP spoke to them to find out why: Martial…

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South Korea's embattled leader Yoon finds allies among young conservative men

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