South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared emergency martial law on Tuesday, accusing the opposition of controlling Parliament, engaging in anti-state activities and sympathizing with North Korea. In a televised statement late in the day, which had not been announced in advance, Yoon assured that the measure is aimed at eradicating “pro-North Korean forces” and “protecting the democratic constitutional order.”
The decision came after the main opposition force, the Democratic Party, which has a majority in the National Assembly (Parliament), approved it quickly and without the support of the ruling People’s Power Party (PPP). of Yoon, a member of the parliamentary budget committee, and will present impeachment motions against the state auditor and the chief prosecutor, according to the South Korean Yonhap agency.
The consequences of the declaration are currently undetermined, and it is not clear how they will affect the governability and democratic regime of the country. Opposition politicians have reacted immediately. Lee Jae-myung, who narrowly lost to Yoon in the 2022 presidential election, has called Yoon’s announcement “illegal and unconstitutional,” according to AP. Even Yoon’s party leader, Han Dong-hoon, has called the decision “wrong” and has promised to “stop it with the people.”
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