MARTIAL LAW

The unexpected declaration of martial law by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who blamed the main opposition bloc for being “pro-North Korean forces,” comes after a series of tensions between the two parties and with the leader at rock bottom popularity. .

Yoon announced martial law in a televised statement to protect the “constitutional order” from “anti-state” activities, which he accused the main opposition bloc, the Democratic Party (DP), of carrying out “anti-state activities.”