South Korea: What was the President thinking?
December 4, 2024
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December 4, 2024
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Summary
South Korean MPs have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol after his shock announcement of martial law that sparked a very short-lived political crisis.<br /><br />On the Sky News Daily Niall Paterson asks, what was he thinking? <br /><br />He speaks to Asia correspondent Cordelia Lynch who is in Seoul about the events that have unfolded since the announcement. <br /><br />Plus, John Nilsson-Wright, Head of the University of Cambridge’s Japan and Korea programme discusses president Yoon’s politics and the ramifications for the wider region.<br /><br />Podcast Producer: Rosie Gillott <br />Editor: Philly Beaumont
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