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South Korea president to lift martial law after parliamentary vote, protests
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced on December 3, 2024, that he would lift martial law declared just hours earlier after parliament rejected it. Yoon's martial law aimed to counter 'anti-state forces' among the opposition, which he accused of sympathizing with North Korea. The declaration led to protests and calls for Yoon's impeachment. His order was condemned by both his conservative People Power Party and the liberal Democratic Party. This was the first martial law declaration since 1987, with the last prior instance in October 1979. Yoon's approval ratings have declined, and he faces legislative challenges, including a budget cut of 4.1 trillion won from a proposed 677.4 trillion won budget. The U.S. expressed grave concern over the situation, and travel advisories were updated by Canada and the UK. The Korean won fell to 1,430 per U.S. dollar, the weakest since October 2022.
#SouthKorea #MartialLaw #YoonSukYeol #Protests #Parliament #PoliticalCrisis #Democracy #NorthKorea #BudgetCuts #UsRelations
https://globalnews.ca/news/10898897/south-korea-martial-law/
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced on December 3, 2024, that he would lift martial law declared just hours earlier after parliament rejected it. Yoon's martial law aimed to counter 'anti-state forces' among the opposition, which he accused of sympathizing with North Korea. The declaration led to protests and calls for Yoon's impeachment. His order was condemned by both his conservative People Power Party and the liberal Democratic Party. This was the first martial law declaration since 1987, with the last prior instance in October 1979. Yoon's approval ratings have declined, and he faces legislative challenges, including a budget cut of 4.1 trillion won from a proposed 677.4 trillion won budget. The U.S. expressed grave concern over the situation, and travel advisories were updated by Canada and the UK. The Korean won fell to 1,430 per U.S. dollar, the weakest since October 2022.
#SouthKorea #MartialLaw #YoonSukYeol #Protests #Parliament #PoliticalCrisis #Democracy #NorthKorea #BudgetCuts #UsRelations
https://globalnews.ca/news/10898897/south-korea-martial-law/