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One Year on From Martial Law Crisis, South Korea Celebrates Its Democracy’s Resilience
Former President Yoon and over a dozen officials face prosecution for a failed martial law attempt that lasted six hours and sparked broad political reforms.
- Progressive civic groups organized a December 3, 2025 demonstration at the National Assembly, with police estimating about 11,000 attendees marking the failed December 3, 2024 declaration.
- Former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, accusing the opposition of a 'legislative dictatorship', while a special counsel alleged he sent drones into Pyongyang in October 2024 to provoke retaliation.
- Sending troops to the National Assembly, Yoon Suk Yeol ordered decrees banning political activity, but parliament voted down the declaration and he lifted it after about six hours as ordinary citizens defended the legislature.
- Within days, law enforcement investigated Yoon Suk Yeol, who was arrested in January, and the National Assembly impeached him on Dec. 14, 2024, with indictments for insurrection, abuse of power, and treason; military and cabinet members were also indicted, and Han Duck‑soo's trial is scheduled for Jan. 21, 2026.
- Amid deepening polarization and legal probes, lawmakers advanced reforms to constrain martial-law powers, with President Lee Jae Myung saying, `The intention is not to mercilessly punish the perpetrators` and 77% of poll respondents noting worsening polarization.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution75% Left
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- 75% of the sources lean Left
75% Left
L 75%
C 25%
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