War law chaos: South Korean parliament defends itself against the military!

War law chaos: South Korean parliament defends itself against the military!

Seoul, Südkorea - The political situation in South Korea is dramatically exhilarated: President Yoon Suk Yeol has proclaimed war law without warning and sent soldiers to the parliament to prevent an urgent session. This happened in the middle of a dispute over the state budget and led to chaotic scenes when the army tried to prevent the MPs from voting on the abolition of the law. According to Oe24 there were violent clashes, defended as a parliamentary and employee and defended themselves against armed soldiers.

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On Tuesday evening, Yoon shocked the nation with a television speech in which he accused the opposition to sympathize with North Korea and hinder government work. He justified his decision to proclaim war law as necessary for the protection of the "constitutional order of freedom". Military then blocked the parliament, which according to Tagesschau Demonstrators called for Yoon's resignation and the withdrawal of war law. Despite the enormous tensions, 190 out of 300 MPs made it into the plenary hall, where they unanimously voted for the abolition of war law at 1:01 a.m.

When the situation continued to worsen, the American National Security Council explained that the situation was observed closely. Yoon alone not only meets resistance from the opposition, but also from his own ranks; The chairman of his party described war law as "wrong" and emphasized that they would "stop it together with the people". In the middle of this political turbulence, the consequences for democracy in South Korea are serious, and the population shows their displeasure on the streets of Seoul.