South Korean President Defends Decision to Declare State of Emergency

seoul - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol defended his decision to declare a state of emergency in the country last week to investigate North Korean hacking within the election commission.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol defended his decision to declare a state of emergency in the country last week to investigate North Korean hacking within the election commission. He accused the parliamentary opposition of causing a 'national crisis' as they attempted to impeach him over the weekend. A previous attempt failed due to Yoon's party members abstaining. Yoon's own party leader called for his immediate resignation and supported impeachment, but Yoon vowed to fight until the end.

Yoon claimed that the national election commission was hacked by North Korea, but the commission refused to cooperate with an investigation. He argued that this refusal cast doubt on the integrity of the parliamentary elections held in April 2024, where the opposition party secured a majority, denying Yoon's party control of the parliament.