“The state of martial law must be abolished by the decision of the parliament, and the president who declared it will now be “asked” politely.”, — write: www.unian.ua
The state of martial law must be abolished by the decision of the parliament, and the president who announced it will now be “asked” politely.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is likely to lose his position / UNIAN collage, photo ua.depositphotos.com, wikipedia.orgSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law in the country, but it was quickly revoked by parliament. Now the president faces impeachment. This was stated by John Nilsson Wright, an expert on Far Eastern politics and international relations, in a Sky News commentary.According to him, the South Korean president went on a “wild adventure”, trying to “get out of the political impasse”. According to the expert, President Yoon has made his situation “much, much more difficult, if not impossible.”
“I suspect that in the near future there will be attempts to remove him from power,” Nilsson Wright said.
He noted that South Korean citizens were “stunned” by the news of the declaration of martial law, and some even thought it was a “lie”.
“Unfortunately, this is all too real and we will have to see what happens next in terms of the National Assembly’s ability to take immediate action,” the analyst said.
Martial law was declared in South Korea: what is knownAs UNIAN wrote, on the evening of December 3, President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Seok-yeol declared martial law, accusing the opposition of organizing a “rebellion” and “trying to overthrow free democracy.” In his speech, he said he was taking the step to “defend the free Republic of Korea from threats by North Korean communist forces and root out shameless pro-DPRK anti-state forces that are trying to destroy the freedom and happiness” of the South Korean people.
Yun, who became head of state in 2022, has been in a constant political war with the opposition Democratic Party, which controls parliament with a 170-seat majority. Yun’s government also faced a drop in public approval of his actions.
It is worth adding that the last time martial law was declared in South Korea was in 1980 against the background of a nationwide uprising led by the student and trade union movement. The result was the final overthrow of the military dictatorship and the country’s transition to a democratic system.
The Constitution of the Republic of Korea does grant the President the power to declare martial law to eliminate the threat of war or to protect public security. However, South Korea’s parliament has the right to demand the lifting of martial law, as happened today. Under such a scenario, the president is obliged to cancel martial law “without delay”.
The head of the opposition party Let’s Revive Korea, Cho Guk, has already stated that the president’s disobedience to the parliament’s decision to lift martial law will be considered a crime.
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