Assessments

People Power Party lawmakers (bottom) argue with National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (top) during the plenary session for the impeachment vote of acting president Han Duck-soo on Dec. 27, 2024, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. Meaningful constitutional reform in South Korea remains unlikely, while instability will limit regional security engagement, risk political fragmentation and impede policymaking.

Meaningful constitutional reform remains unlikely, while instability will limit regional security engagement, risk political fragmentation and impede policymaking.

Yoon's Impeachment Drama Reopens the Fraught Issue of Constitutional Reform

Yoon's Impeachment Drama Reopens the Fraught Issue of Constitutional Reform | RANE

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South Korea

Politics

Calls for constitutional reform have resurfaced amid South Korea's latest round of political instability, but meaningful constitutional reform remains unlikely. Meanwhile, political instability will limit South Korea's regional security engagement with partners like the United States, risk political fragmentation ahead of elections and impede policymaking on issues close to voters, like housing reform.

ASSESSMENTS

Yoon's Impeachment Drama Reopens the Fraught Issue of Constitutional Reform

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