Heh, Im sorry, but you cant sound like this and expect anyone to think you're not on his payroll or something. (regarding South Korea)
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Jovian (aka Jovian)
Dec 4 '24, 09:02
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Why one Korea expert says he doesn't think Yoon will resign.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol may have made a political gamble when he declared martial law late Tuesday local time, senior adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies Sydney Seiler told CNN Wednesday.
Seiler has said it’s unlikely Yoon will resign.
“He probably feels that his cause was just, that despite the fact that it has on the surface the appearance of undermining democracy, this was all done in accordance with what the constitution allows him to do. And so I think he, as a prosecutor, would love to have his day in court,” he said.
Seiler also said if Yoon had been attempting to seize power, he would not have rescinded the order after the parliament vote took place.
“There were people who had said this could’ve been one of Yoon’s options for the past few months given the deadlock in the parliament and the National Assembly,” Seiler said.
“He probably expected it to go much easier. He may have thought that he could’ve dissolved the National Assembly before it had time to vote on the … martial law,” he said. “… But as soon as that vote on the martial law took place, President Yoon rescinded the order.”
“So you see here, this is not a man who’s trying to seize power or create a second term or prolong his rule. He is using a very unusual tool as it were in order to try, to from the opposition’s perspective, undermine democracy. From the ruling party’s perspective, trying to get the ball moving. He probably thought he had much more support within the ruling party for his actions than he actually did,” Seiler said.
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