Yoon Suk Yeol: Conservative politician pushed out of office
Yoon Suk Yeol: Conservative politician pushed out of office
Seoul, South Korea - the proclamation of war law in a stable and lively democracy was a risky undertaking that spectacularly failed for the former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The consequences of the impeachment judgment
chaotic scenes in December
December showed dramatic scenes from South Korea when military helicopters ended up near the National Assembly in the capital Seoul, tried to break through windows to prevent members of gathering and demonstrators opposed to the police.
Return to normality
The declaration of war law was unsuccessful. TV channels and news media reported unhindered, people left free and there were no mass arrests. When the MPs voted to overturn Yoons surprising decree, the security forces withdrew. In the months after this incident, life in the South Korean capital largely returned to normality: business and restaurants were well attended, the streets were full of residents and tourists, although large, loud demonstrations were common for and against Yoon, while the court checked his case.
fear for democracy
Despite this return to the normality, Yoons felt short-lived Explanation of war law Democracy of the country. While they marched peacefully through Seoul, the protesters expressed their disgust over this step and referred to Yoon's actions towards CNN as "betrayal" and "shame" as they demanded his resignation and arrest.
The background of Yoon's decisions
Yoon, a political newcomer, took over the office with the conservative People Power Party in 2022 and won the presidential election with a Legal of less than 1%.
He had worked as a prosecutor for almost 30 years and led top-class investigations into corruption scandals, including a bribery scandal against the former President Park Geun-Hye, who led to her office and prison term. On the election campaign, Yoon relied on the country's growing anti-feminist movement and promised to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, as it was unfair to men.
a failed presidency
While Yoon's predecessor Moon Jae preferred the dialogue with North Korea, Yoon pursued a harder course and promised to strengthen the South Korean army, and even indicated that he was to lead a preventive blow if he was to find signs of an attack on Seoul. In office there were violent clashes with the opposition.
Last year the opposition parties overwhelmingly won the elections, which were regarded as a referendum on Yoon's rule and took control of the National Assembly. This made him a president with limited ability to act, which was prevented from promoting taxes and loosening of corporate regulations.
consequences and resignation
yoon’s recently decision to take the decree back could indicate that he is not the greedy that he was depicted. Experts see it that he tried to regulate the matters within his party, which he did not succeed as planned.
The controversy around Yoon and his wife
YOON was faced with falling survey values due to economic problems and a number of scandals around his wife, who pushed him to resign. The First Lady Kim Keon Hee was accused of accepting a $ 2,200 Christian Dior bag as a gift, which is a possible violation of anti-corruption laws.
The future of Yoon
Yoon is now the second president that was discontinued by the constitutional court - and also the most shortest actor elected in the country's democratic history. His legal difficulties are far from over. In January, Yoon was arrested because of the allegation of an uprising, but later released in March after his arrest warrant was lifted.
The indictment is one of the few crimes against which a president has no immunity - and that can be punished with lifelong imprisonment or even death. In the eyes of many South Koreans, however, his failed war law shows that South Korean democracy is robust and able to ward off the impulsive actions of a dictator.
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