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It has been a turbulent yet inspiring year for Koreans. A declaration of martial law last winter plunged the nation into uncertainty, but what followed was not chaos – it was the reaffirmation of a people’s unshakable faith in democracy.

The "Revolution of Light," culminating in the peaceful election of a new government, reminded the world that the Republic of Korea ’s constitutional order rests not on the will of any ruler, but on the collective conscience of its citizens.

Some observers abroad have mistaken the intensity of Korea’s political transition for fragility or deviation from democratic norms. In truth, such intensity is the very pulse of democracy itself. Our debates are often fierce, our elections passionatel

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