Koreans Who Blocked Martial Law Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize...Lee Says It Was Possible "Because It Was the Republic of Korea"

According to Financial News, President Lee Jae-myung shared a news report that the people of the Republic of Korea, who stopped the December 3 emergency martial law, had been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, writing, "The Republic of Korea gets things done."
According to the Blue House on the 19th, President Lee wrote on X (formerly Twitter) the previous day, "This was possible because we are the Republic of Korea, a nation of great Korean people who will serve as a model in human history," adding, "The Republic of Korea gets things done!" He posted this while sharing an article titled, "Koreans Who Blocked the December 3 Martial Law Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize."
The report Lee shared stated that political scientists from several countries had recommended all citizens of the Republic of Korea who stopped the December 3 emergency martial law as candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The four nominators are Kim Ui-young, a professor of political science at Seoul National University; Pablo Oñate, a professor at the University of Valencia in Spain and former president of the World Association for Political Science; David Farrell, a professor at University College Dublin in Ireland and former president of the European Political Science Association; and Azul Aguiar, a professor at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico and current president of the Latin American Political Science Association.
According to the report, the nominators described the efforts of the citizens who blocked the December 3 emergency martial law as a "Revolution of Light" and recommended not a specific individual or organization, but the entire citizenry as candidates. The term "Revolution of Light" symbolizes citizens who took to the streets holding light sticks, and it is said to carry international significance in that they restored constitutional order through non-violent means.
Nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize closed on January 31. The Norwegian Nobel Committee will shortlist the candidates and announce the list in early March, then go through a review process before selecting the laureate in October.

west@fnnews.com Seong Seok-woo Reporter