South Korea’s 2024 democracy index fell 10 places from the previous year to 32nd place out of 167 countries, dropping from the category of “full democracy” to “flawed democracy,” according to the Democracy Index 2024 released on Thursday by the EIU.
Power must be decentralized so that unilateral actions are effectively checked. The president should be co-named as the head servant lest he or she forgets.
We must change the system in a way that breaks up the concentration of powers.
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said on Friday afternoon that all lawmakers will stand united and fight together in case of another martial law.
How will martial law change Korean society?
With many arguing that President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law sets Korean democracy back and is another example of global democratic backsliding, experts caution that it will take time to assess Korea’s overall democratic path.
A political party that leaves such wild conspiracy theories totally unattended is not normal, either.
Chang underscored the importance of “rational thinking beyond the boundaries of conservative or liberal ideology.”
Before passing away at age 78 on Sunday, Chang Ki-pyo, the iconic democracy fighter, urged former democratic movement activists-turned-lawmakers to abandon the 186 kinds of privilege they enjoy despite their dereliction of duty.
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