A protester holds up an image of President Yoon Suk Yeol with the words ‘Leader of insurgents,’ Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images

South Korea shook a presidential power grab – failure to impeach now risks damaging democracy

In 1972, a South Korean president instigated a self-coup and succeeded. Understanding why – and why the latest attempt failed – helps explain how far the country’s democracy has progressed and how fragile it could become.

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