North Korea reports South Korea's martial law crisis for first time


  • World
  • Wednesday, 11 Dec 2024

A placard with an image of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is placed among other placards at a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, in front of the headquarters of the ruling People Power Party, in Seoul, South Korea, December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean state media KCNA on Wednesday reported for the first time on South Korea's ongoing political turmoil since President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law attempt.

Last week's shocking martial law order triggered concerns about a power vacuum and plunged Asia's fourth-largest economy and a key U.S. ally into a constitutional crisis, sending shockwaves through diplomatic and economic fronts.

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