Taipei: Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has retracted a controversial comparison it made between the legislative situation in Taiwan and South Korea's recent martial law decision, as reported by local media on Wednesday. In a social media post made on Tuesday, the DPP alleged that Taiwan's legislature was experiencing pressures similar to those that prompted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to declare martial law in his country. According to Anadolu Agency, the original social media post stated that "South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced emergency martial law nationwide to protect the free constitutional system." It further accused opposition parties in Taiwan of obstructing national security measures, expanding their powers unconstitutionally, and reducing the defense budget. However, the post was removed from social media platforms shortly afterward, and the DPP issued a follow-up post to distance itself from the martial law comparison. The Kuomintang, Taiwan's main opposit ion party, criticized the DPP for taking down the post and demanded an apology from regional leader Lai Ching-te. They urged Lai to clarify his stance on the matter. In response to the developing situation, Taiwan's intelligence chief Tsai Ming-yen noted that South Korea's martial law was a result of internal political disputes and assured that Taiwan was monitoring the situation closely. National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Tsai Ming-yen emphasized that his agency was keeping regional leader Lai informed during his overseas visit and that Lai had instructed the agency to closely observe developments in South Korea.