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Seoul: South Korean President Yun Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared ’emergency martial law’ in the country. He also accused the opposition of dominating the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and destabilizing the government with anti-national activities. A few hours after the President’s announcement, the Parliament voted to ‘nullify’ the announcement. During the voting, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik declared that the MPs would ‘protect democracy together with the people’. Woo asked the police and military personnel to leave the parliament premises.
Both the ruling and opposition parties expressed opposition
According to South Korea’s ‘Yonhap’ news agency, after Yun’s announcement, the country’s army announced that the parliament and other political gatherings, which could cause ‘confusion in society’, would be suspended. Yun made this announcement during his address on TV and vowed to ‘eliminate pro-North Korea forces and protect the constitutional democratic system’. It is not yet clear what impact Yoon’s move will have on the country’s governance and democracy. Politicians from both the ruling and opposition parties have protested against Yoon’s move. At the same time, common people have also been seen protesting on the streets.
Yoon won by a narrow margin in 2022
Yoon’s own conservative party leader Han Dong-hoon is also among those protesting. Hoon called the President’s decision ‘wrong’ and vowed to ‘stop it together with the people’. Opposition leader Lee Jae-myang termed Yoon’s announcement as ‘illegal and unconstitutional’. Let us tell you that Lee Jae-myang lost to Yoon by a narrow margin in the 2022 presidential election. Yoon’s popularity has declined in the country recently. Since taking office in 2022, he has had to work hard to maintain an edge over the opposition.
Democratic Party calls emergency meeting
Yun’s conservative ‘People’s Power Party’ is deadlocked with the liberal opposition ‘Democratic Party’ over next year’s budget bill. The President has also been rejecting demands for an independent inquiry into alleged scandals involving his wife and senior officials. His rivals are also constantly cornering him on this issue. After Yoon’s announcement, the Democratic Party has called an emergency meeting of its MPs. Meanwhile, after the President’s announcement, a huge crowd of people has also been seen on the streets. A large number of people in the country are protesting against the President’s move.
President withdraws order
South Korea’s President Yun Suk-Yol has announced the end of the martial law imposed in the country late on Tuesday night. This decision was taken after heavy protests and voting in the Parliament. During the voting, 190 out of 300 MPs unanimously refused to accept the martial law. After the declaration of martial law, the public came out on the streets. Army tanks were seen roaming in the streets of Seoul. Due to the deteriorating conditions and continuous protests, the President withdrew his decision.
Ruling and opposition parties protested
Since the imposition of martial law in the country, the ruling and opposition parties have come out in protest against it. Many leaders of the ruling party also called it undemocratic and unconstitutional. At the same time, the leader of the President’s own party, Han Dong-Hoon, also openly criticized this decision and also participated in the voting in the Parliament.
What did President Yoon say
Meanwhile, let us also tell you here that after President Yoon Suk-Yol’s decision of martial law, massive protests started across the country. Thousands of people took to the streets demanding the restoration of the democratic system. However, clarifying his move, President Yoon said that this decision was taken to crush the anti-national forces.
Martial law was imposed earlier as well
Martial law was imposed in South Korea after nearly five decades. The last time this happened was in 1980. It is important to understand here that South Korea is one of the major economies of Asia. It is a major ally of America. There has been democracy here for more than four decades. In such a situation, the move to impose martial law had caused concern at the international level.
