Rallies modeled on those that toppled Park Geun-hye have attracted progressive support but have yet to cross party lines
Thousands of South Koreans took the streets of central Seoul on Saturday to call on President Yoon Suk-yeol to step down, accusing the former top prosecutor of elevating close confidantes to create a “prosecutors republic” in the largest protests against his leadership to date.
Opposition lawmakers joined the large-scale demonstration in Gwanghwamun Square, which consciously utilized candles, signs and Guy Fawkes masks reminiscent of the unprecedented weekly protests that toppled the administration of former conservative President Park Geun-hye in 2016 and 2017.
Thousands of South Koreans took the streets of central Seoul on Saturday to call on President Yoon Suk-yeol to step down, accusing the former top prosecutor of elevating close confidantes to create a “prosecutors republic” in the largest protests against his leadership to date.
Opposition lawmakers joined the large-scale demonstration in Gwanghwamun Square, which consciously utilized candles, signs and Guy Fawkes masks reminiscent of the unprecedented weekly protests that toppled the administration of former conservative President Park Geun-hye in 2016 and 2017.
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