South Korea declares martial law.

Just in.

(how'd that s get in title? Can't change it.)

All media is to be under control of the government immediately.

from wikipedia

oon Suk Yeol[a] (Korean: 윤석열; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and attorney who has been the 13th (20th presidency) president of South Korea since 2022. A member of the People Power Party, he served from 2019 to 2021 as the prosecutor general of South Korea under his presidential predecessor, Moon Jae-in.

Born in Seoul, Yoon attended Seoul National University. In his capacity as chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office, he played a key role in convicting former presidents Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak of abuse of power.[4][5][6] President Moon appointed Yoon prosecutor general of South Korea in 2019. During Yoon's leadership, the Supreme Prosecutor's Office conducted embattled investigations into Cho Kuk, an influential figure in the Moon administration, that led to Cho's resignation as minister of justice.[7][8] Yoon's clashes with the Moon administration until he resigned as prosecutor general in March 2021 led to his rise as a prominent presidential candidate among conservative voters ahead of the 2022 presidential election.

In June 2021, Yoon announced his candidacy in the 2022 South Korean presidential election. He joined the right-wing People Power Party (PPP) in July and won its nomination in November. Considered conservative and economically liberal, Yoon ran on a platform promising economic deregulation and measures such as abolishing the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. He narrowly defeated Democratic Party nominee Lee Jae-myung on 9 March 2022 and assumed office as president on 10 May. In doing so, he became the first person elected president to be born after the end to fighting in the Korean War. Yoon's foreign policy has been described as hawkish toward North Korea and friendlier to Japan than that of previous South Korean presidents.

As president, Yoon has received mostly low approval ratings. The 2022 Seoul Halloween crowd crush[9] and 2024 South Korean medical crisis occurred during his administration, with the latter still ongoing.[10] Critics have alleged that, under Yoon, South Korea has been experiencing democratic backsliding and the reemergence of authoritarianism.[11] He has been accused of using government institutions and police to retaliate against critical journalists, overusing his veto power, and favoring far-right political pundits and historical figures. He has made a number of anti-feminist statements. His party lost in a landslide in the 2024 parliamentary elections, and his power has since been evaluated as significantly weakened, leading Yoon to declare martial law in South Korea on 3 December 2024, the first time it has been declared since the military dictatorship of Chun Doo-hwan in 1980.[12][13]

From CNN

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unannounced late-night TV address, accusing the country’s main opposition party of sympathizing with North Korea and anti-state activities.

Yoon did not say what measures would be taken. He cited a motion by the opposition Democratic Party, which has a majority in parliament, to impeach top prosecutors and reject a government budget proposal.

“To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements… I hereby declare emergency martial law,” Yoon said in a live televised address to the nation.

Good thing we can't do that here....

Quote: GenoDRPh

From CNN



Good thing we can't do that here....

Character and reality matters.

I didn't even realize there was an opposition party in South Korea. I just assumed they were all aligned with North Korea being the only adversary.

Quote: DRich

I didn't even realize there was an opposition party in South Korea. I just assumed they were all aligned with North Korea being the only adversary.

I don't know if it holds true anymore, but at one point it was the older generation who lived through the Korean War that held a hard line against NK, but the younger generations had a more conciliatory and softer opinion of NK. Also don't discount the secret loathing some, especially older, South Koreans have against Japan due to the occupation.

South Korea is currently a sickly and depressed society. They have just a few generations left.

the martial law order got reversed

Quote: odiousgambit

the martial law order got reversed

I'm guessing with a 20% approval rating, it's a lot harder sell, or you need a lot of thugs to carry out your order.