South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, facing impeachment after martial law shock | First Thing
Opposition parties submit motion to impeach Yoon and could vote on it as soon as Friday. Plus, how AI will rob music workers of nearly a quarter of their income within four yearsGood morning.South Korean opposition parties could vote on whether to impeach the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, as soon as Friday over his brief declaration of martial law on Wednesday after they announced they had submitted a motion for the process.Why did Yoon say he was declaring martial law? According to his address, it was “to safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements plundering people’s freedom and happiness”.What’s the context? Yoon’s approval ratings have tanked and he is at bitterly odds with the opposition over next year’s budget. Meanwhile, Seoul remains technically at war with Pyongyang.Is he the first nominee to withdraw? No – former Republican representative Matt Gaetz, who Trump originally picked as attorney general, also dropped out. His decision followed scrutiny over a federal sex-trafficking investigation that threw his ability to be confirmed into question. Continue reading...
Opposition parties submit motion to impeach Yoon and could vote on it as soon as Friday. Plus, how AI will rob music workers of nearly a quarter of their income within four years
Good morning.
South Korean opposition parties could vote on whether to impeach the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, as soon as Friday over his brief declaration of martial law on Wednesday after they announced they had submitted a motion for the process.
Why did Yoon say he was declaring martial law? According to his address, it was “to safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements plundering people’s freedom and happiness”.
What’s the context? Yoon’s approval ratings have tanked and he is at bitterly odds with the opposition over next year’s budget. Meanwhile, Seoul remains technically at war with Pyongyang.
Is he the first nominee to withdraw? No – former Republican representative Matt Gaetz, who Trump originally picked as attorney general, also dropped out. His decision followed scrutiny over a federal sex-trafficking investigation that threw his ability to be confirmed into question. Continue reading...
