With a figurehead president, courts stepping into politics and parties at war, institutional collapse is the new reality
South Korea is a stable democracy. Until it isn’t.
In the span of a single day, the Supreme Court resurrected the presidential frontrunner’s legal peril, the acting president resigned to run for office, his designated successor stepped aside to avoid impeachment and the country ended up with an unelected education minister leading the executive branch on a one-month caretaker basis.
South Korea is a stable democracy. Until it isn’t.
In the span of a single day, the Supreme Court resurrected the presidential frontrunner’s legal peril, the acting president resigned to run for office, his designated successor stepped aside to avoid impeachment and the country ended up with an unelected education minister leading the executive branch on a one-month caretaker basis.
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