Right after the Constitutional Court’s decision to impeach Yoon… Searching for ‘Mrs. Kim Gun-hee’ on portal sites revealed a ‘surprise’

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Rapid Response of Portal Sites After Constitutional Court's Impeachment Ruling

The Constitutional Court announced on the morning of the 4th at 11:22 AM, "We remove the defendant President Yoon Suk-yeol from office."

Immediately after the ruling of impeachment against former President Yoon Suk-yeol, major domestic portal sites swiftly updated their character information.

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Portal sites like Naver and Daum changed the titles of President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Geon-hee to "former president" and "former first lady," respectively.

When searching for "Yoon Suk-yeol" on these portal sites, the label "former president" was instantly reflected in the character information. The rapid information update by the portal sites immediately after the impeachment decision showcased the immediate effect of the Constitutional Court's ruling.

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Status of Character Information Changes on Domestic and International Portals

First Lady Kim Geon-hee's title was also changed to "former first lady."

Not only domestic portals but also the overseas search engine Google updated the information to reflect that former President Yoon is the "former president of the Republic of Korea."

In Google, Kim Geon-hee is introduced as "the spouse of the 20th president of the Republic of Korea and a businesswoman."

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Meanwhile, on the same morning at 11 AM, the Constitutional Court held a ruling on the impeachment trial against former President Yoon and unanimously accepted the National Assembly's impeachment motion.

The effect of the impeachment takes effect immediately upon the ruling, meaning that from this point on, former President Yoon has lost the presidency.

This impeachment ruling by the Constitutional Court marks the second instance in the constitutional history of the Republic of Korea, following the removal of former President Park Geun-hye in 2017.

According to the Constitutional Court's decision, the government will be run under the acting Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's leadership, and a presidential election is expected to be held within 60 days.

Image Source: Former President Yoon Suk-yeol·First Lady Kim Geon-hee / News1, Naver, President Yoon Suk-yeol / News1

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