5:59 | Botched coup: How the shock in Seoul surprised the world
In South Korea, President Jun Sok-yol declared martial law on Tuesday, citing alleged sympathies of the opposition with North Korea. The attempted coup failed, but the shock in Seoul remains. Why did these events unfold? And what consequences will the failed coup have? Tereza Novotná, an Associate Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute, commented the events on 5:59 podcast of Seznam Zprávy.
5. December 2024
President Jun Sok-yol declared martial law based on exaggerated claims that the opposition was threatening the state by collaborating with North Korea. He attempted, unsuccessfully, to sideline the parliament. (...) The opposition had been speaking about the president's plans to declare martial law for some time. However, no one believed them, dismissing the claims as part of political maneuvering. If the president indeed planned this in advance, I am surprised at how amateurish and clumsy the execution was. It was clear from the start that it wouldn’t succeed. I assume he won’t remain in office for much longer.
You can listen to the whole episode in Czech here.
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