South Korea Martial Law Turmoil Sparks International Backlash

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who vowed to make his country a "global pivotal state", faced immediate international diplomatic fallout on Wednesday after his botched attempt to impose martial law.

Yoon declared martial law in a live TV address late on Tuesday night, only to reverse course six hours later after parliament defied police and special forces cordons to vote to block the move.

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Duyeon Kim of the Center for a New American Security said Yoon’s international reputation as a symbol of democracy had been ruined."

The fate of Yoon’s foreign policies remains uncertain and even bleak," she added.

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