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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nimo Omer

Monday briefing: After a month of political chaos, where does South Korea go now?

Pro-Yoon protesters rally near president Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence in Seoul, 3 January.
Pro-Yoon protesters rally near president Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence in Seoul, 3 January. Photograph: Soo-hyeon Kim/Reuters

Good morning.

South Korea finds itself embroiled in its gravest political crisis since democratisation in the 1980s. Turmoil erupted just over a month ago, when president Yoon Suk Yeol imposed martial law on the evening of 3 December – the first such declaration in 45 years – claiming to shield the nation from supposed “anti-state” North Korea sympathisers.

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