Martial Law Declared in South Korea

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South Korean MPs have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol after his shock announcement of martial law that sparked a very short-lived political crisis.

On the Sky News Daily Niall Paterson asks, what was he thinking?  

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South Korea has been paralysed since its president declared martial law in December. Even after <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/04/04/yoon-suk-yeol-south-koreas-disgraced-president-is-ousted?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence& ...

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