On December 3rd, South Korean President Yoon Seok yeol made an emergency statement at the Longshan Presidential Palace, issuing an emergency martial law order. Yin Xiyue said that in order to maintain freedom and constitutional order, he had no choice but to take such measures.

There are reports of clashes in front of the South Korean National Assembly, with opposition party support groups and police facing off at the entrance and exit of the parliament. In addition, there were confrontations between the crowd attempting to enter Congress and the police.

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South Korea's largest opposition party demands immediate resignation of president

On December 4th, the largest opposition party in South Korea, the United Democratic Party, held an emergency parliamentary meeting and issued a resolution stating that President Yoon Suk yeol should resign immediately. The resolution emphasizes that Yin Xiyue's declaration of emergency martial law violates the constitution and fails to comply with any conditions necessary for issuing the emergency martial law order. If he does not resign voluntarily, the Democratic Party will push for impeachment.

South Korean President's Office Chief and Chief Secretary Resignation

On December 4th, the leadership of South Korea's ruling party, the National Power Party, held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures after President Yoon Suk yeol announced the lifting of emergency martial law. According to multiple attendees, the leadership of the National Power Party reached partial consensus on issues such as Yoon Seok yeol's withdrawal from the party, the demand for the cabinet to resign collectively, and the demand for the dismissal of the Minister of National Defense, Kim Jong hyun, at a non-public meeting of the Supreme Council held in parliament.

South Korean Defense Minister Resigns

On December 4th, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong hyun stated that he bears full responsibility for all incidents related to the emergency martial law and has submitted his resignation to the President. He deeply feels the responsibility for the chaos caused by the emergency martial law and apologizes for it. South Korean President Yoon Suk yeol has approved the resignation.

South Korean President Yoon Suk yeol under investigation by prosecutors

On December 8th, Park Se hyun, the Minister of the Special Investigation Department for the Emergency Martial Law Situation in South Korea, said at a press conference that the prosecutor has received a report accusing President Yoon Suk yeol of committing the crime of internal strife and is currently investigating according to procedures. It is reported that Park Se hyun is also the Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office.

South Korean President Yoon Suk yeol banned from leaving the country

On December 9th, South Korean President Yoon Seok yeol was banned from leaving the country on suspicion of "internal strife". This is the first time in the constitutional history of South Korea that a sitting president has been banned from leaving the country. In addition to Yin Xiyue, important suspects involved in the "emergency martial law incident" including former Minister of Administrative Security Li Xiangmin and former anti spy commander Lv Yinheng have also been banned from leaving the country. On the same day, Yu Jong shou, the head of the special investigation team of the National Investigation Headquarters of the South Korean Police Agency, said that 11 individuals involved in the martial law incident, including Yoon Seok yeol, have been investigated.

It is reported that this is the first time in 44 years that South Korea has issued martial law, the last time being the May 18 Gwangju democratization movement in 1980. After this incident, there has been uncertainty in the game of power and policy direction among various forces in South Korea. In terms of domestic affairs and economy, the South Korean economy is facing many transformation tasks such as shifting from government led to private centered. The government needs to have good decision-making and execution power to create more job opportunities, increase the number of middle-class people, etc.

In terms of social policies, some welfare commitments and livelihood security plans originally implemented by the Yin Xiyue government may be put on hold or unable to be effectively implemented due to the need to respond to political crises, leading to further public dissatisfaction with the government and exacerbating social conflicts. Overall, South Korea will face many challenges that need to be readjusted and addressed in both diplomatic and domestic fields in the future, and its development trend is also full of variables.