ANI
MPs voted in favor of lifting ‘martial law’, after which Yun announced its removal. A motion to impeach the President would require the support of a two-thirds majority of Parliament or 200 out of 300 members. After this, the support of at least six Constitutional Court judges will also be necessary. The proposal, jointly presented by the main opposition Democratic Party and five smaller opposition parties, is likely to be voted on on Friday.
South Korea’s opposition parties presented an impeachment motion in parliament against President Yun Suk Yeol. President Yoon is under pressure to step down from the presidency over the issue of implementing short-term martial law. A South Korean opposition politician said that whether President Yoon resigns or not, we are going to impeach him. National Assembly member Jun Heung Kim of the Rebuilding Korea Party told BBC World Service’s Newsday that the president is the biggest risk in Korea right now. He considered opposition parties and parliamentary members as anti-state groups. It was turmoil, but we prevailed, and you know, that’s the power of Korean democracy.
MPs voted in favor of lifting ‘martial law’, after which Yun announced its removal. A motion to impeach the President would require the support of a two-thirds majority of Parliament or 200 out of 300 members. After this, the support of at least six Constitutional Court judges will also be necessary. The proposal, jointly presented by the main opposition Democratic Party and five smaller opposition parties, is likely to be voted on on Friday.
Yun’s senior advisers and ministers have offered to resign en masse and members of his Cabinet, including Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, have also been called upon to step down. Police were seen ready to deal with every situation on the streets of the capital. Like normal days, tourists and residents were seen on the roads, traffic and construction work also continued. Yun suddenly imposed martial law on Tuesday night and vowed to eliminate anti-national forces after struggling to advance his agenda in the opposition-dominated parliament.
