South Korea’s regression into the future

On Tuesday evening, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol wanted to use martial law to eliminate the opposition in a cloak-and-dagger operation. In the end, he finds himself with his back against the wall; the political career changer’s days are likely to be numbered. In the coming days, parliament wants to decide on his removal from office for treason – which would then have to be confirmed by the Constitutional Court. Calls for his resignation were again loudly chanted in the streets of Seoul on Wednesday.