After the state of emergency and civil unrest, President Yoon Suk-yeol, who had been under house arrest, suddenly delivered another address, further inflaming public anger. He argued that the declaration of a state of emergency was intended to protect South Korea's liberal democracy and constitutional order, and that it was a constitutional decision and act of governance by the president. Moreover, he vowed to fight until the last moment against any attempts to impeach or investigate him, displaying an uncompromising stance. Despite facing global condemnation for his actions during the civil unrest, he continued to make false statements without showing any remorse and declared a frontal assault.
Kwon Seong-dong, a lawmaker from the People Power Party who was elected as the new floor leader, stated that "the party's position remains that the president's impeachment should be rejected," indicating that he does not deny the content of Yoon's extraordinary address.
It is still audacious for the voices of those who have plunged democracy into a crisis and those who support them to be so assertive. This is because they are still stuck in the old past
