South Korean democracy was nearly toppled by its president. It was saved by its people | Youngmi Kim

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Institutions are not just abstract, impersonal constructs, divorced from the cultural and social context in which they operate.
42% : However, the political freedoms and beliefs Koreans have come to take for granted were suddenly shattered on 3 December, when President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, citing anti-state activities and collaboration with North Korea by some political actors as his reason for doing so.
38% : First, parliament worked promptly to lift martial law with nationwide support from ordinary people who still live with traumatic memories of authoritarian governments and state violence.

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