The Dialectics

Understanding The Ongoing Political Crisis in South Korea

Complex factors in South Korea  In recent times, South Korea’s grass-root democracy came up to be resilient in the face of the imposition of martial law and followed by two simultaneous impeachment of the President and acting President. The impeachment case is now examined by the Constitutional Court  which requires it to render a final verdict within 180 days, and if the impeachment is confirmed, a new presidential election should be held within two months after that. This means that the political crisis is going to last in South Korea for the upcoming months, leaving the state without a clear leader to face the looming challenges both at the state and global levels.   Nevertheless, South Korea has had a history of ouster of Presidents who have been impeached or assassinated....

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