On the evening of the 3rd local time, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue issued an emergency martial law order on live television. This is the first martial law situation in South Korea in 45 years. In the early morning of the 4th, South Korea held an emergency state meeting an

On the evening of the 3rd local time, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue issued an emergency martial law order on live television. This is the first martial law situation in South Korea in 45 years. In the early morning of the 4th, South Korea held an emergency state meeting and passed a resolution to lift emergency martial law. The emergency martial law lasted for more than 6 hours in total. South Korea's six opposition parties jointly filed an impeachment case against President Yoon Seok-yue on the 4th. The South Korean National Assembly is expected to vote on the presidential impeachment this week. What impact will the turmoil caused by martial law have on Korean society?

reporter Tang Xin: The crowd gathered in front of the South Korean Congress began to disperse slowly from the early morning to the morning of the 4th. People’s lives did not seem to be greatly affected, but this is not the case. On the political front, South Korea's opposition parties accused Yin Xiyue of abusing his power and inciting civil unrest. On the afternoon of the 4th, six opposition parties in South Korea formally submitted an impeachment case for President Yin Xiyue to the South Korean Congress. Within this week at the latest, the South Korean Congress will vote on the impeachment case of Yoon Seok-yue. If the vote passes, Yin Xiyue will be suspended immediately, and the impeachment case will enter the ruling stage of the Korean Constitutional Court, which will ultimately decide whether to remove President Yin Xiyue.

Headquarters reporter Tang Xin: According to South Korean law, the passage of the presidential impeachment case through Congress requires the approval of at least 2/3 of the members of Congress. At present, South Korea's ruling party National Power Party occupies 108 seats in the National Assembly and the opposition party occupies 192 seats. This means that when all opposition party members vote in favor of impeachment, only 8 members of the ruling party only need to vote in favor. , the impeachment case will be passed by the South Korean Congress.

Headquarters reporter Tang Xin: Analysis of Korean public opinion shows that according to the current situation, there are also voices in the ruling party that agree to impeach Yin Xiyue, so the impeachment case is likely to be passed by the South Korean Congress. In other words, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue is likely to be suspended from office within this week, waiting for the South Korean Constitutional Court to make a final ruling on impeachment.

reporter Tang Xin: In addition to the political turmoil caused by the emergency martial law, the sudden announcement of emergency martial law in the middle of the night also had a big impact on the Korean stock market and the foreign exchange market. In the foreign exchange market, the Korean won continued to fall against the US dollar, and the martial law news Afterwards, the South Korean won fell below its lowest level against the US dollar in 15 years. On the 4th, South Korea's financial community also held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures to avoid further impact of political factors on the South Korean economy.

Although it only lasted a few hours, this sudden emergency martial law made the already divided Korean political arena even more torn, and the impact of this tearing on subsequent Korean politics and society may have just begun.(CCTV News Client)