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South Korea's National Assembly voted early Wednesday morning to lift the martial law imposed by President Yoon Suk Yeol, the evening before.
In one of the most momentous nights in recent South Korean history, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and then lifted the decree hours later after lawmakers voted unanimously to reject it. On Tuesday night, Soon said temporary military rule was being imposed to "crush anti-state forces that have...
Protesters celebrated outside South Korea's parliament just hours after clashing with the military...
NPR - 21 hours 22 min agoIn a shocking turn of events, martial law was declared late at night by the president of South Korea, giving him extraordinary powers. Then after protests and an act of parliament, the order was reversed seven hours later. To try to understand what is happening with this key U.S. ally and trading partner, we hear from NPR's correspondent in Seoul.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's government early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule.
Buzz Feed - 21 hours 34 min agoSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said that he would soon lift the military rule he imposed overnight, after the parliament voted to reject his martial law declaration. View Entire Post ›...
One Seoul resident said the president's shock announcement on Tuesday felt like "a coup d' tat".
Nation Review - 21 hours 45 min agoSouth Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's failed bid to impose martial law on his country could have severe consequences for Seoul's approach to China.
Financial Times - 22 hours 1 min agoPresident's leadership has been marred by dysfunction, culminating in ill-fated decision to impose martial law...
South Korea's president hands power to the military...
Outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday.
Political instability in South Korea has caused the nation's won to plunge in value and has shaken confidence in the nation's stock market.
Protestors flooded the streets of Seoul after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, but lawmakers voted to block the measure and eventually the South Korean leader reversed the decree.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol reportedly lifted a martial law declaration after lawmakers rejected the move hours after it was announced.
Police and soldiers were confronted inside and outside South Korea's National Assembly building after President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to impose martial law, a move that was immediately opposed by lawmakers.
Rightwing president backs down after most serious challenge to country's democracy since 1980s South Korea's rightwing president has been forced to back down after he unexpectedly declared martial law only to face unanimous opposition from the national assembly, in the most serious challenge to the country's democracy since the 1980s. President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late on Tuesday amid a dispute with opposition parties he accused of pro-North Korean sympathies and anti-state...
President Yoon Suk Yeol's sudden announcement of martial law sparked chaotic scenes in Seoul.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's government has lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule . Yoon said his government withdrew military personnel following a bipartisan parliamentary vote that rejected martial law, and...
The Biden administration says they did not have any advance warning about the South Korean president's plan to declare martial law. The South Korean parliament nullified the declaration. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports more from the White House.
Financial Times - 23 hours 4 min agoPresident backs down after parliament rejects his emergency decree...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unannounced late-night TV address on Tuesday and was immediately met with defiance from opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law Tuesday, accusing the Parliament of being a "den for criminals" and of "attempting to overthrow" the nation's democracy. Hours later, however, the National Assembly voted to demand Yoon lift the declaration. "I hereby declare an emergency martial law in order to defend the free Republic...
Yoon Suk Yeol miscalculated when he thought nostalgia for authoritarianism would resonate with at least some MPs South Korea latest updates In declaring martial law , South Korea's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, sought to awaken ghosts that the rest of the country thought had been laid to rest for good. The last time martial law was declared, in 1980, hundreds of people were killed by the military dictator Chun Doo-hwan who sent protesters to a concentration camp for "purificatory education"...
A barricade made of chairs and cushions at the National Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday.
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