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Calls grow for South Korea’s president to resign after martial law chaos
There is growing pressure on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down after his aborted attempt to declare martial law, which plunged the country into political uncertainty and sparked a fierce backlash.
• On Wednesday morning, the opposition Democratic Party said it would begin impeachment proceedings against Yoon if he doesn’t step down immediately. His chief of staff and other top officials submitted their resignations while the country’s largest union confederation said members would strike until Yoon quits.
• The president had declared martial law in a surprise late-night address on Tuesday, citing a motion by the Democratic Party, which has a majority in parliament, to impeach top prosecutors and reject a government budget proposal.
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/martial-law-south-korea-intl/index.html
S. Korean citizens rushed to the Capital building in order to facilitate a vote by the national assembly to end martial law just hours after President Yeol, a right winger, forbid the assembly to meet. His martial law decree having demanded all political activity and unauthorized press coverage immediately cease.
Instead of storming the Capital, as trump's mob did in an effort to end the constitutional order of a peaceful transition of power, S. Koreans acted to protect their democracy.
In Brazil, Bolsanaro has been indicted for his attempted coup after being forbidden to run for office until 2030.
Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro and aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt
It seems we could learn a thing or two about how to treat those who threaten our republic.
There is growing pressure on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down after his aborted attempt to declare martial law, which plunged the country into political uncertainty and sparked a fierce backlash.
• On Wednesday morning, the opposition Democratic Party said it would begin impeachment proceedings against Yoon if he doesn’t step down immediately. His chief of staff and other top officials submitted their resignations while the country’s largest union confederation said members would strike until Yoon quits.
• The president had declared martial law in a surprise late-night address on Tuesday, citing a motion by the Democratic Party, which has a majority in parliament, to impeach top prosecutors and reject a government budget proposal.
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/martial-law-south-korea-intl/index.html
S. Korean citizens rushed to the Capital building in order to facilitate a vote by the national assembly to end martial law just hours after President Yeol, a right winger, forbid the assembly to meet. His martial law decree having demanded all political activity and unauthorized press coverage immediately cease.
Instead of storming the Capital, as trump's mob did in an effort to end the constitutional order of a peaceful transition of power, S. Koreans acted to protect their democracy.
In Brazil, Bolsanaro has been indicted for his attempted coup after being forbidden to run for office until 2030.
Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro and aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt
It seems we could learn a thing or two about how to treat those who threaten our republic.