South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an 바카라emergency martial law,바카라 Tuesday accusing the country's opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathising with North Korea and paralysing the government with anti-state activities.
Yoon made the announcement in a televised briefing, vowing to 바카라eradicate pro-North Korean forces and protect the constitutional democratic order.바카라
It wasn't immediately clear how Yoon's step would affect the country's governance and democracy. The move drew immediate opposition from politicians, including the leader of his own conservative party, Han Dong-hoon, who called the decision 바카라wrong바카라 and vowed to 바카라stop it with the people.바카라
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who narrowly lost to Yoon in the 2022 presidential election, called Yoon's announcement 바카라illegal and unconstitutional.바카라
바카라Through this martial law, I will rebuild and protect the free Republic of Korea, which is falling into the depths of national ruin,바카라 Yoon said during a televised speech, invoking South Korea's formal name.
바카라I will eliminate anti-state forces as quickly as possible and normalise the country,바카라 he said, while asking the people to believe in him and tolerate 바카라some inconveniences.바카라
Yoon 바카라 whose approval rating has dipped in recent months 바카라 has struggled to push his agenda against an opposition-controlled parliament since taking office in 2022.
Yoon's conservative People Power Party had been locked in an impasse with the liberal opposition Democratic Party over next year's budget bill. The opposition has also been attempting to pass motions to impeach three top prosecutors, including the chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, in what the conservatives have called a vendetta against their criminal investigations on Lee, who has been seen as the favourite for the next presidential election in 2027 in opinion polls.
Yoon has also been dismissing calls for independent investigations into scandals involving his wife and top officials, drawing quick, strong rebukes from his political rivals. The Democratic Party reportedly called an emergency meeting of its lawmakers following Yoon's announcement.
