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South Korea’s largest trade union is taking its members out on a general strike. They are on strike demanding that President Yoon Suk-yeol resign, after he tried to impose a state of emergency in the country on Tuesday night. AFP reports. The opposition in South Korea, which lifted the state of emergency in parliament, is also calling for Yoon to step down. – Even if the state of emergency is lifted, it is impossible to avoid prosecution for sedition. He must resign, says Park Chan-dae of the Democratic Party, which is the main opposition party in South Korea. People in Yoon’s own party, the People’s Power Party, are also critical of the president. – The president must come up with a direct and thorough explanation of this tragic situation, says the leader of the People’s Power Party, Han Dong-hoon.



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