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In South Korea, young women spearhead the mobilization against the president

Source link : https://news7.asia/news/in-south-korea-young-women-spearhead-the-mobilization-against-the-president/

A protest for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 14, 2024, pending the outcome of the second martial law impeachment vote. ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP Bright, enthusiastic and determined, the teenager stands straight in the main Yeouido avenue, opposite the National Assembly. “The announcement of martial law [le 3 décembre] made me angry. I never imagined this would happen in South Korea. I fully support the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol,” she says defiantly. The dismissal of the conservative president was voted on Saturday December 14. The young girl with long hair and dressed all in black came from Gimpo (northwest of Seoul) with three friends on December 13 – “for the first time because we had exams, which ended today” – participate in the rally in front of the National Assembly. She admits to being afraid the night of martial law: “I said to myself: ‘I won’t be able to go out anymore. I will no longer be free.” » Her friends, two of whom are accompanied by their parents and who, like all the people met, prefer to remain anonymous, agree. “I was in the library studying for exams when the news broke. I wondered if the war had started. And then, actually, no. There was nothing,” says one of them, in a very light gray velvet jacket while the temperatures remain below zero under a timid sun. You have 76.52% of this article left to read. The rest is reserved for subscribers.

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Publish date : 2024-12-15 19:47:59

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