institution

National Assembly of South Korea

South Korea’s National Assembly passes laws, budgets and impeachment motions. Fierce partisan confrontation gives the chamber major checking power, as shown during the 2024–25 martial-law crisis and the removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

4
People: 1
former lawmaker: 1
President impeached by National Assembly: 1
Speaker of the National Assembly: 1
Unification / inter-Korean affairs figure

Affiliated people

Park Geun-hye
President impeached by National Assembly
Chung Mong-joon
former lawmaker
Woo Won-shik
Speaker of the National Assembly
Yun Young-chul
Unification / inter-Korean affairs figure

By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed 16 September 2026