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Radio Prostor | Martial law in South Korea. How can we take the President’s argument about preserving democracy?

The South Korean President defended the declaration of martial law as a protection of democracy. How can this argument be perceived? Tereza Novotná, Associate Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Radio Prostor.

In the Media

4. December 2024

All of President Jun Sok-jool's justifications do not correspond to reality. Parliament's act of lifting martial law was a demonstration that democracy works in South Korea even when the President attempts a coup. Events have confirmed that South Korea is a developed democracy.