South Korea: What was the President thinking?

Sky News Daily

Wednesday, 4 December 2024 - 17 minutes

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.On the Sky News Daily Niall Paterson asks, what was he thinking?  He speaks to Asia correspondent Cordelia Lynch who is in Seoul about the events that have unfolded since the announcement.  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.Podcast Producer: Rosie Gillott    Editor: Philly Beaumont    

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