What comes next after South Korean president’s removal?

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South Korea’s Constitutional Court has ousted Yoon Suk Yeol as president, upholding parliament’s impeachment of the hardline former prosecutor.

Yoon’s attempt to impose martial law last year led to his suspension from office and triggered political turmoil in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

The resulting leadership vacuum has paralysed the government just as it…