Martial law incident shows resilience of S. Korean democracy: NYT

The New York Times has assessed that the past four months have demonstrated the resilience of South Korean democracy.

The paper noted that the rise and fall of now-former President Yoon Suk Yeol revealed a "vulnerability, but also a resilience" in South Korean democracy, adding that the public was "ready to fight for it."

It highlighted the events of December 3rd, when troops sent to the National Assembly hesitated as citizens stood in their way.

It also cited scholars who warned that if martial law can occur in a country seen as "an exemplary case of democratization in Asia," then it could happen elsewhere, too.

It went on to emphasize that South Korea's democracy was "fought for" through decades of resistance against authoritarian rule.