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What on Earth is Happening In South Korea?

2024/12/3
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Greg Dixon报道了韩国总统深夜宣布戒严并七小时后撤销的事件，引发了人们对韩国政治局势的关注。 Anthony Kuhn报道了总统尹锡悦宣布戒严的理由，声称是为了对抗反对党和亲北势力，但并未提供证据。他还报道了议会推翻戒严令以及民众的抗议活动。同时，Kuhn采访了反对党议员Song Yong-gil，他强烈谴责总统的行为，认为是叛乱。Kuhn还分析了韩国民主的背景，以及此次事件可能反映出的问题。 总统尹锡悦声称反对党和亲北势力试图推翻韩国民主制度，因此需要实施戒严来维护国家安全和宪法秩序。 反对党议员Song Yong-gil认为总统尹锡悦的行为是叛乱，应该被逮捕。他认为总统此举是滥用权力，严重破坏了韩国的民主制度。

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In a shocking turn of events, martial law was declared late at night by the president of South Korea, giving him extraordinary powers. Then after protests and an act of parliament, the order was reversed seven hours later. To try to understand what is happening with this key U.S. ally and trading partner, we hear from NPR's correspondent in Seoul.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)