The image prevailing at this time in Seoul, with the declaration of martial law in South Korea by the country’s president Yoon Suk Yeol in an unannounced speech which was broadcast directly by the TV channel YTN, was described by the Greek Ambassador Ekaterini Loupa, speaking to SKAI 100.3.

As he summarized, protesters gathered outside the parliament after Suk Yeol’s speech but in any case the fact that the Parliament with 190 of its 300 members present voted in favor of canceling it resulted in both the people and the military withdrawing from the point as developments slow down.

As the Ambassador said, among other things, the Parliament has already voted to lift the state of emergency and everyone’s eyes are on the developments from now on and whether the President of the country will implement what the Parliament voted for.

Yun Suk-yeol declared martial law, saying he wanted to eliminate “shameless, anti-state, North Korean-friendly forces.”

According to Ms. Lupa’s estimates, this extreme move by Suk Yeol, as well as the heavy accusations against the Opposition, is related to the fact that the ruling party is actually a minority in the parliament and its popularity is decreasing with the martial law in essence an attempt not to lose any more of his MPs.

In any case, the Greek Ambassador was calm about the developments, summarizing that given the late hour, the citizens are probably asleep and have not had time to be fully informed.

At the same time, he described that the television networks are broadcasting normally, adding that South Korea has not yet provided “samples” for censorship in its media.