South Korea Parliament overturns President’s decision, cancels martial law decision – South Korea Parliament overturns President’s decision, cancels martial law decision ntc
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol announced the lifting of martial law from the country late on Tuesday night. The President gave this information while addressing the nation. In fact, after huge opposition in the Parliament, it was declared invalid. Late in the night, 190 out of 300 MPs from both the ruling and opposition parties voted unanimously to reject martial law. After which martial law had to be removed.
The last time a South Korean president declared martial law was in 1980, during a nationwide uprising led by students and labor unions.
There was strong opposition to the President’s decision
Let us tell you that the leaders of the opposition parties and the ruling party were also opposing the President’s decision to impose martial law. This decision of Yoon Suk-yeol was strongly opposed by his own party leader Han Dong-hoon. Hoon also took part in the vote against martial law in Parliament.
Why did the President impose martial law?
South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol on Tuesday announced ’emergency martial law’ in the country, accusing the opposition parties of paralyzing the government, being sympathetic to North Korea and weakening the country’s constitutional system. He made this announcement in a televised address to the nation.
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President Yoon Suk-yeol said in his address, ‘I declare emergency martial law to protect South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate anti-national elements.’ He called it necessary to protect the independent and constitutional system of the country. This announcement comes after the ongoing disputes between Yun’s People’s Power Party and the opposition Democratic Party over next year’s budget.
There was strong opposition to the President’s decision
Tension increased in South Korea after the implementation of martial law. A crowd had gathered outside the Parliament. Opposition parties and ruling MPs also opposed it. Hundreds of protesters and media workers gathered outside the parliament, chanting slogans and waving the South Korean flag. South Korea’s opposition party leader described President Yun Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law as ‘unconstitutional’. He said that this step is against the Constitution of the country and weakens the democratic processes.
