The title should be Yoon Suk-yeol faces impeachment trial amid corruption allegations. The article discusses President Yoon's imminent appearance before parliament to defend himself against two impeachment motions and the potential consequences of a successful vote, highlighting the unprecedented speed of the proceedings and the political implications for South Korea.

The Evolution of Yoon to face impeachment trial

President Yoon Suk-yeol is set to appear before parliament on Monday to defend himself against a spate of corruption allegations that threaten to end his fledgling presidency.
This will be the first time since 1988 that a South Korean president has faced an impeachment vote while still in office.

The motion was passed last week by the National Assembly's main opposition bloc, the combined forces of the Democratic Party and the Justice Party.
It accuses Mr Yoon of violating election laws after it emerged he had discussed political donations with a former aide who was later convicted of corruption.

A second impeachment motion is also being considered, this time over claims that Mr Yoon tried to pressure an employee of the state prosecutor's office into dropping an investigation into one of his closest aides.
That aide, Ahn Jong-beom, has been charged with abuse of power and other offences linked to a series of scandals while serving as head of the powerful National Intelligence Service (NIS) under former President Park Geun-hye.

The impeachment motion comes just six months after Mr Yoon was sworn in as president on 10 May, making it one of the fastest impeachments of any leader worldwide.
If the motion passes - which is considered likely by many observers - Mr Yoon will be suspended from office until a decision is reached.

In the meantime, the country's vice-president and former conservative heavyweight, Han Duck-soo, would become acting president.

A similar scenario played out in 2004, when then-President Roh Moo-hyun was impeached for violating election laws by using state funds to support his re-election bid.
He was subsequently suspended from office until a final decision on the impeachment motion was made.

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