- South Korean President Yoon Sook Yeol was fired on December 14th after declaring martial law. Prime Minister Han Dak Su then became the country's proxy leader before he was fired up himself.
- The country's constitutional court overturned Han's blast each and revived the country's second official as its proxy leader on Monday.
- Unprecedented, consecutive bluffs each of the top two officials in the country strengthened the domestic sector. Large rival rally of support or criticism for Yoon has split the streets of Seoul and other major cities in South Korea.
South Korea's constitutional court overturned Prime Minister Han Dak Saw's bullet each, reviving the country's second official as representative leaders on Monday, but has yet to rule on President Yoon Sook Yeol's separate bullet each against the shocking imposition of martial law in December.
Many observers said the 7-1 ruling in Han's case didn't inform much of Yoon's upcoming verdict. However, the ruling could involving Yoon's stubborn supporters and intensify political attacks on the opposition.
Speaking to a reinstatement reporter, Han thanked the court for what he called a “sensible decision,” and in clear reference to the Trump administration's aggressive tariff policy, he pledged to focus on tackling “emergency” that includes the rapidly changing world trade environment. He also called for the unity of the people, saying, “No left or right – what matters is the progress of our nation.”
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South Korea has been thrown into political turmoil since conservative Yoon declared martial law on December 3rd, sending hundreds of troops to the National Assembly and elsewhere in Seoul, dominated by liberal opposition parties. Yoon's order lasted only six hours as enough lawmakers could enter the Congressional Hall and immediately voted for the order there.
Debate on each
The assembly allegedly violated the Constitution and other laws by blasting Yoon on December 14th, suppressing Parliament's activities and attempting to detain politicians. Yoon's blast each served as president until Han was blast each in late December.
The unprecedented successive bluff each, which halted the country's top two officials, intensified the domestic sector and deepened concerns about South Korea's diplomatic and economic activities.
South Korean representative President Han Dak So will speak at a briefing at a government complex in Seoul, South Korea on March 24, 2025. (AP photo/Ahn Young-Joon, pool)
The main trigger for the opposition to push Han to the blast was his refusal to fill three vacant seats on a nine-person bench in the Constitutional Court. This was a very explosive issue as the court needed support from at least six justice to approve Yoon's bluff each and fill the empty post.
After Han was suspended, his successor Choi Sang-mok, his successor, appointed two new justices, but left the ninth seat vacant.
Han was also accused of a motion by the ammo to abette Yun's declaration of martial law and obstruct efforts to open an independent investigation into Yun's alleged rebellion in connection with his martial law.
On Monday, seven of the eight justices in the Constitutional Court ruled that they would overturn or dismiss Han's blast each. They either found his alleged conduct not against the law or not serious enough to remove him from his position, or his bluffing each movement did not even meet the required quorum when it passed Congress. One justice supported Han's blast each.
The main Liberal Democrats expressed regret over the court's decision to restore Han, urging them to be fired promptly. Yoon's office welcomed Monday's ruling, saying it once again showed that the repeated use of the opposition's ammo each motion was a “reckless and malicious political attack.”
What's next?
Observers had previously predicted that the Constitutional Court would control Yoon's case in mid-March, but did not, but caused a variety of speculation about possible reasons.
“Today's verdict gives Yoon's supporters a similar fate and hope for Yun's opponents for his ouster,” said Dueon Kim, senior analyst at the New Center for American Security in Washington. “However, it is too early to predict a court decision regarding Yun, as both cases and specific details of the allegations differ.”
Kim said the recovery of Han, a career bureaucrat, would bring more stability to South Korea compared to when his power as a proxy president was stopped.
Large rival rally of support or criticism for Yoon has split the streets of Seoul and other major cities in South Korea. Previous research showed that the majority of Koreans were critical of Yoon's martial law, but those who supported or sympathized with Yoon later gained power.
Yoon argues that his introduction to martial law is a hopeless attempt to focus on the “evil” of the Democrats, who have hampered his agenda and filed numerous perpetual motions against senior officials. It is likely that Yoon's critics have tried to use military rules to frustrate special investigations into the scandals involving him and his wife.
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Senior military personnel and police officers sent to Congress said Yoon ordered them to drag lawmakers out to prevent floor votes to overturn his decree. Yoon says the deployment of the troops was designed to maintain order.
If the court supports Yoon's blast each, South Korea must hold a presidential election to choose his successor. If it rules for him, Yoon regains his presidential power.
Yoon is separately charged with instructing a rebellion, accusations of guilty of being sentenced to death or life in prison if he is convicted.
