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Yoon Suk Yeol: The ‘American Pie’-singing conservative who tried to suspend democracy – and failed

By Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one that appears to have backfired spectacularly for South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. Now, the former prosecutor and conservative firebrand’s political career hangs by a thread, with an impeachment motion

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This screengrab taken from a video shows journalist-turned-politician An Gwi-ryeong grappling with and grabbing a soldier’s rifle during a protest outside of the National Assembly in Seoul

South Korean politician who grabbed soldier’s gun says she was the ‘last line’ in protecting parliament during martial law

By Helen Regan, Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — A South Korean politician who grappled with an armed soldier in a show of defiance outside the country’s National Assembly on Tuesday night said she felt like the “last line” of defense in preventing security forces from entering parliament. One of

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This screengrab taken from a video shows journalist-turned-politician An Gwi-ryeong grappling with and grabbing a soldier’s rifle during a protest outside of the National Assembly in Seoul

South Korean politician who grabbed soldier’s gun says she was the ‘last line’ in protecting parliament during martial law

CNN By Helen Regan, Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — A South Korean politician who grappled with an armed soldier in a show of defiance outside the country’s National Assembly on Tuesday night said she felt like the “last line” of defense in preventing security forces from entering parliament. One

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