ok so in the span of like 5 hours:
- the south korean president declared martial law (the first time since s korea stopped being a military dictatorship in the 80s)
- claims his political opponents are insurgents working on behalf of north korea and communism
- declares that all political activity must cease (inc the national assembly/parliament), all media must be under the control of the military, and all protests/strikes are illegal
- the opposing political party immediately assembles at the national assembly in the middle of the night
- holds an emergency vote that goes thru 190-0 to declare the end to martial law (while barricading the entrances to prevent the military from entering and removing them)
- the president concedes an hour later
- civilian protesters in the streets are calling for the impeachment & arrest of the president
please feel free to add details/correct me
as of 2:40 EST Dec 3 2024












