South Korea heads to polls months after president botched martial law takeover

Published June 2, 2025 5:08pm ET



South Korean politics nearly imploded after former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law at the end of last year.

He alleged that a grand conspiracy of communists, North Korean assets, and subversive radicals had compromised the National Assembly and federal government.

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