South Korean president's power move backfires as party leader turns against him
South Korea faces political crisis after Presidentʼs brief martial law declaration this week. Ruling party leader joins opposition calls for presidents removal while military reveals internal resistance to the decree
Earlier this week‚ President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked south-korea by declaring martial law which lasted just six-hours before parliament voted it down. The short-lived decree aimed to fight so-called anti-state forces brought unexpected consequences for the president
The ruling partys leader Han Dong-hoon made a surprising turn against Yoon‚ claiming the president wanted to arrest key politicians (a claim the presidential office later denied). Han stated: “Based on new facts our president needs to be removed to protect the country“
Opposition lawmakers dont trust the situation; theyʼre taking turns staying in parliaments main hall to prevent another martial-law attempt. The acting defense minister Kim Seon-ho says such worries are baseless
I knew it would be disobedience but I did not order that mission; I told them not to go in
More details about tuesday nights events keep coming out. Kwak Jong-geun‚ the special warfare commander didnt follow orders to remove lawmakers from parliament and told his troops to avoid carrying live ammo
The situation has hit Yoons popularity hard - latest polls show just 13% support. The opposition scheduled an impeachment vote for tomorrow evening‚ needing two-thirds of the 300-member assembly to pass. For success theyll need at least 8 ruling party members to join them
- Previous impeachment in 2016 led to conservative party collapse
- Police started investigating Yoon and ex-defense minister
- Government and military prosecutors plan joint investigation
- Opposition says people have already “psychologically impeached“ the president
