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Martial law declared by the President of South Korea lasted six hours. However, President Yoon Suk-yeol did not present any evidence to accuse the opposition of collaborating with North Korea. South Korean MPs and citizens, who, like the police, gathered at Parliament, created such pressure that the head of state backed down from his decision after a few hours. Tereza Novotná, an Associate Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute, commented on the situation in the podcast Výtah of Respekt magazine.
4. December 2024
This whole situation has shown that democracy in South Korea is strong and resistant to attacks from within. Abroad, President Jun Sok-jol has had a very good reputation. He has good relations with President Biden, he has tried to mend relations with Japan, but that is in stark contrast to the policies he has pursued and how popular he is at home. From the beginning he had somewhat authoritarian tendencies, which were not widely reported abroad. He was very tough on journalists and NGOs, for example.
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