Asia | South Korea’s wild night

Martial law in South Korea—and then not. What comes next?

A rash, unexpected move by Yoon Suk Yeol, the president, tests South Korean democracy

A man shouts to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, Sou
Photograph: AP
|SEOUL and WASHINGTON, DC

Editor’s note (December 4th 2024): This story has been updated.

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