South Korea declares Martial Law

[welsh1]

The South Korean President declared Martial law last night, looks like the opposition party may be a bit "north" leaning and trying to undermine the country.

All we need is a bit of instability in this part of the world.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-president-yoon-declares-martial-law-2024-12-03/

[Yellow Bear]

MSM seems to be keeping quiet about the scandals involving him and his wife  -  this might be the reason the opposition are actively opposing.   Some, including the BBC, have said they hold a parliamentary majority.

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Yoon is trying to get some stability as he doesn't have a majority and is struggling.

[oowee]

Just what we need at the point where the US has voted for stupid. 

[muncher]

4 minutes ago, oowee said:

Just what we need at the point where the US has voted for stupid. 

So did we , but it’s a democracy! 

[oowee]

2 minutes ago, muncher said:

So did we , but it’s a democracy! 

It certainly was. 

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Meanwhile;

"South Korea’s opposition party members gathered at the country's parliament after the country's President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law.

 

The move comes as Yoon's People Power Party and the main opposition Democratic Party continue to disagree over next year's budget bill.

 

The above from the BBC website.

[Lloyd90]

Parliament has voted against it and they have to lift it immediately apparently. 

[welsh1]

29 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said:

Parliament has voted against it and they have to lift it immediately apparently. 

Looks like that is not happening at the moment, maybe he has delusions of becoming the regions next dictator.

I bet all the usa troops stationed there are on very high alert.

[TIGHTCHOKE]

From The Times;

"South Korea latest: Martial law will remain ‘until president lifts it’"

[12gauge82]

Didn't see this one coming. It feels like the world is at the brink at the moment. It wouldn't take much for it all to really kick off. 

[oowee]

2 hours ago, 12gauge82 said:

Didn't see this one coming. It feels like the world is at the brink at the moment. It wouldn't take much for it all to really kick off. 

It's worrying particularly so now we have the banana republic in the US. All of the Trump picks have been endorsed on Russian TV. Russia supplies NK with weapons technology in return for the soldiers and missiles it needs to keep it's war going. 

Meanwhile Starmer says we won't need to pick sides 🤣.

Still it looks like Farage will make it to the Musk payroll. 

Now marshall law is called off..... 🤣

Edited 9 hours ago by oowee

[TIGHTCHOKE]

From the BBC News website;

"South Korean MPs have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol after thwarting his shock move to impose martial law"

[TIGHTCHOKE]

From the BBC News website;

"Earlier this morning we reported that President Yoon Suk Yeol's staff had offered to resign en masse following his short-lived decision to declare martial law.

We can bring you more on this now - the presidential office has announced that all senior secretaries to the president, as well as his chief of staff, national security adviser, and director of national policy, have all tendered their resignation this morning.

Yoon must accept these resignations for them to go into effect and it is not yet clear if he will do so."