South Korean president's martial law move leads to major political crisis

In an un-expected move last week‚ South Koreas president Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law — the first such action since the dark period of 1980s dictatorship. The declaration lasted only briefly but its impact shook the nation to its core

A massive crowd of citizens (estimated around 50‚000) gathered near the National Assembly building to voice their anger: the scene reminded many of past pro-democracy movements. The ruling People Power Party blocked an impeachment vote by not showing up which meant there werent enough lawmakers present

• Historical parallels to 2016 Park Geun-hye case
• Need for two-thirds majority to pass impeachment
• Opposition controls 192 of 300 seats
• At least 8 more votes needed from ruling party

The Democratic Party led by Lee Jae-myung plans another impeachment try this weekend: their chances look better now. Back in August party member Kim Min-seok tried warning everyone about possible martial law but nobody listened

We cant impeach another president we put in power and expect peoples trust

Yoon Suk-yeolʼs problems started way before this crisis — his approval ratings dropped due to various scandals involving him and his wife (like getting expensive hand-bags as gifts). The martial-law declaration came right after some bad news about influence-trading investigation

Legal experts point out that Yoonʼs actions broke many rules: he tried stopping lawmakers from voting ordered arrests of political figures and even sent troops to the parliament building. Now police are checking if these actions count as an actual coup attempt — which could mean serious trouble for the president

The ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon says Yoon will step down soon but opposition sees this as a power-grab. With the president still holding on to power ruling party fighting for control and opposition pushing for impeachment the country faces uncertain times ahead