Foreign media pointed out that President Yoon Suk Yeol is in a state of “dead duck” (referring to a more serious power vacuum than a lame duck).
The Guardian, a British daily, said in an editorial on the 11th (local time) that “A view on the martial law tragedy in Korea: The Lighthouse of Democracy Needs New Leadership.”
“The Korean president’s bizarre and terrible attempt to declare martial law for a short period of time last week is still causing tremendous confusion,” the newspaper said. “This crisis is not only emerging from poverty and devastation, becoming the center of global trade, investment, and technology flows, but also tarnishing a country that has become a rare democratic success story in Asia.”
The Guardian criticized the People’s Power lawmakers for not attending the impeachment vote of President Yoon last week, saying, “It is wrong to put the interests of the party ahead of the interests of the country and the people and it will not be easily forgiven.” He then urged, “People’s Power lawmakers should support impeachment in the second round of voting this weekend if they really want to maintain their political life.” He called President Yoon a “dead-duck, not a “lame-duck,” adding, “What is needed is not a “dead-duck road map,” but an immediate election.”
Other foreign media also continued to pay attention to Korea’s impeachment by heavily reporting President Yoon’s statement to the public. The New York Times carried an article titled “In a challenging speech, the Korean president justified martial law” as the main article on its website.
The Washington Post (WP) reported that President Yoon’s second impeachment attempt against him is gaining momentum, saying he defended his shocking decision to declare martial law last week in an angry state.
SALLY LEE
US ASIA JOURNAL
