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South Korea In Crisis
Congratulations to Choi Sang-mok!
Choi became South Korea's third president in a month on Friday, when the National Assembly voted to impeach Han Duck-soo, whose tenure as caretaker lasted less than two weeks.
Han stepped in on December 14 for Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached on a second try following an ill-conceived attempt to (re)institute de facto military rule, an egregious gamble which shocked the international community and jeopardized four decades of successful democracy.
Yoon's remov
Feels like post-WWII dominos falling. Instability in each nation causing more instability in the rest.
The world is already changing too fast for most people to keep up and we haven’t even really begun the AI and quantum computing transition yet, which promises to put the peddle through the floor.
The record for new governments since WWII still rests with Italy which can now claim 69 new governments since the big war. That’s one every 1.11 years. So. Korea has a lot of catching up to do.
Not sure why Han refused to appoint the justices? Seems a reasonable ask.
Presumably to make it more likely that Yoon will be reinstated. If Han filled the vacant seats, Yoon would’ve needed four defectors. With just six seats filled, he only needs one.
Thanks. I see why he was impeached.