Anyone who knows Korean politics care to elaborate on wth this was? It seems way too goofy to be real especially during a time when tensions are rising with the North and this country needs to have the US population on its side.
I'm a little late, but if you want to know more than here is some context as to why the president was desperate. Otherwise,
@nemo1986 did a good summary.
There have been more than 22 impeachment attempts at different parts of the presidents government. One of them was against his wife.
There has been an ongoing strike in the medical sector over a proposal to deploy medical students as an active part of the medical system. This is however, partial supporters by both the opposition and the government. But the biggest blame has been placed on the government and the president.
No party has managed to get the budget through.
The opposition (192) with a majority of 192 seats is above the 180 seat threshold needed to quickly pass legislation through the assembly without input from the People Power government (108). This means that the presidential party has no real say in which new bills are passed.
But the opposition does not have the 200 seats needed to prevent the president from vetoing their proposal. The president has been quite liberal with his veto and the threat it poses to every bill that passes.
People Power doesn't seem to know about the declaration of martial law before it happened. Even the majority of the cabinet seemed to be in the dark about it. The declaration seemed to have been poorly planned and some kind of gamble that failed spectacularly.
Government (108) People Power
Opposition (192) Democrats (170)Rebuilding Korea (12)
Context 2024 South Korean medical crisis, 2025 Budget Problems, Dior bag scandal, impeachment
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