AN INEPT COUP
But if it was a revolution, it was a remarkably inept another. Mr. Yoon did not appear to have preached much assistance in the military or police. Despite the safety services converged on the parliament tower, the North Korean legislature managed to join immediately.
The whole group of politicians present, including those from Mr. Yoon’s own party, voted to end martial law. But just six days after martial law was declared, it was lifted. The entire situation sounded like a strange comedy.
But the consequences may be significant. President Yoon is already under a lot of stress to step down.
If he does not, he will almost certainly be impeached. South Korea has effectively and peacefully removed a previous president. The framework to eliminate Mr Yoon is it, and lawmakers may now see him as a threat to North Korean constitutionalism.
South Korea’s political stability and progressive social ideals are at play, as its partnership with another liberal democracies. It may surprise him if he were still in office at the end of the time.
Robert Kelly ( @Robert_E_Kelly ) is a professor of political science at Pusan National University.