Seoul Crisis

South Korea, often hailed as a model of democratic progress in East Asia, is grappling with a political crisis of historic proportions.

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The impeachment of Acting President Han Duck-soo, following that of President Yoon Suk Yeol, has thrown the nation into unprecedented turmoil.

This dual upheaval highlights the fragility of democratic governance when institutional integrity is undermined by political infighting. The crisis began with President Yoon Suk Yeol's controversial declaration of martial law earlier this month. The move, ostensibly to protect the nation from "anti-state forces," was widely criticized as an overreach of executive power. Parliament swiftly overturned the declaration, with lawmakers scaling fences and breaking barricades to cast their votes.