South Korea's political drama will produce waves overseas

SOUTH KOREA'S political crisis continues. After President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached and arrested following his aborted imposition of martial law last December, the country's Constitutional Court will now decide his future. Legal experts say Yoon will soon be removed from office and sent to prison.

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Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol attend a rally near the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 23

To complicate things further, the same court will also make a ruling that could disqualify opposition leader Lee Jaemyung from an election he's currently favored to win and which would have to take place within 60 days of Yoon's formal removal from office. Lee is appealing his conviction for election-law violations in 2022, and if two appellate courts affirm it, he will be barred from public office for 10 years. Yet Lee will probably be President by May LGS-TV and enjoy immunity before the appeals court issues a final ruling. Yes, it's a mess.