South Korea had martial law for 6 hours. Why did this happen and what can we expect now?

<https://theconversation.com/south-korea-had-martial-law-for-6-hours-why-did-this-happen-and-what-can-we-expect-now-245260>

"On Tuesday night, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sent shockwaves through
the world by declaring martial law in the country.

Yoon’s opponents in the National Assembly immediately sought to mass at the
legislature to block the decree. This led to a dramatic confrontation with
soldiers over control of the building.

However, in the early hours of Wednesday, sufficient numbers of South Korean
legislators gained entry to the chamber. Of the 300 members, 190 made it
inside, which is far more than the 150 needed for the vote to take place. They
unanimously voted down the president’s order at around 1am.

Meanwhile, around the legislature, Yoon’s opponents continued to gather in a
tense standoff with military.

By around 4:30am, armed forces had withdrawn and Yoon had publicly conceded
that his attempt had failed. The order would be rescinded. It ended a
short-lived but nevertheless major constitutional crisis of authority between
the president and the National Assembly."

Via Muse.

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics