January 22, 2025

by Gwynne Dyer
    Turning yourself from a democratically-elected president into a dictator is a tricky operation, and most people who try it fail. It’s called a “self-coup,” from the Spanish “auto-golpe,” and to try it without first gaining the support of the armed forces is sheer lunacy. Yet from time to time an elected president tries to do exactly that.

    The latest president to try it is South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol, elected two years ago by the slimmest margin ever. His dec…

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