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South Koreans who moved in to block a martial law declaration issued on Dec. 3, 2024 have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, a development President Lee Jae Myung described as “a model for human history.”
The nomination was made jointly by political scientists from multiple countries, including Kim Eui-young of Seoul National University, Pablo Onate of the University of Valencia, David Farrell of University College Dublin, and Azul Aguiar of the University of Guadalajara, according to the Seoul Economic Daily.
The nominators referred to the citizens’ actions as the “Revolution of Light,” a name linked to demonstrators who took to the streets holding light sticks.
The term was also used to underline what they described as a case of defending democracy through nonviolence and civic participation, which they said has been recognized as an international model, the outlet reported.
Lee reacted to the nomination on X, the US-based social media platform, saying it was possible “because it is the Republic of Korea, a great nation of the Korean people that will serve as a model for human history.”
He also spoke during an address marking the first anniversary of the martial law declaration, saying he was “convinced that the Korean people, who overcame an unprecedented democratic crisis in world history through peaceful means, fully deserve to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.”
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