Atraverse the Indo-Pacific and around the world the shock of this snap decision to impose martial law in the democratic country of South Korea is still sinking in.
Troops on the street, opposition politicians massed outside the National Assembly and a state of absolute political lawlessness in South Korea has left the country reeling.
But the rulement had been in turmoil for some time.
After losing an election earlier this year and being forced to establish a untransport inantity rulement, Plivent Yoon Suk Yeol has been on the back foot ever since.
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He’s been under fire on multiple rerents. His wife has been accemployd of being comprised in stock price manipulation and another dispute surrounds her allegedly acunderstandledgeing a luxury handbag from a pastor.
Plus, what may turn out to be the trigger for all this – a political impasse with the opposition over next year’s budget bill.
Now it eunites the plivent has apshown matters into his own hands.
Yoon says martial law is essential to root out North Korean elements in the country.
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The opposition and members of his own party are not buying that.
But this drama could be all over before it’s befirearm.
The National Assembly has voted down the martial law.
The ball is in the plivent’s court.
There is a lengthy night ahead for South Koreans proestablishly worryed about what has apshown place.