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Al Jazeera
Politics
David D. Lee

South Korea’s Yoon vows to ‘fight to the end’ as leadership hangs in limbo

A TV screen shows South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's televised briefing at a bus terminal in Seoul on December 12, 2024 [Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo]

Seoul, South Korea – More than a week since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol shocked South Korea with his short-lived declaration of martial law, the country’s government hangs in limbo.

In his first public appearance since the weekend, Yoon on Thursday pledged to fight “to the end” in a defiant address that repeated his position that his actions had been legal and aimed at protecting democracy.

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