2024-12-04 06:30:00
The main opposition force South Koreathe Democratic Party (PD) and five other parties presented a parliamentary motion on Wednesday for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeolafter the president saw martial law lifted somthing he had declared the day before after the rejection of Parliament.
The six formations thus begin the parliamentary process could result in the suspension of the business of the power of the president, whose party governs in minority, and with his figure subject to a enormous attrition after the resort to martial law to protect “the constitutional order” from “anti-state” activities and “pro-North Korean forces,” he saeid.
Once the impeachment motion is presented, the National Assembly has a period of 72 hours to vote.To approve it, the support of at least 200 of its 300 parliamentarians is needed. The PD and other forces added 190 votes the day before to lift martial law, meaning they would need only a dozen more votes to suspend Yoon from his duties.
The joint block the opposition has a total of 192 seats and from his People’s Power Party of the president criticized his decision to apply martial law – the leader of the formation, Han Dong-hoon, said that it was a “wrong” measure and promised to work to “stop it together with the people” – and some of the his deputies even voted in favor of his dismissal.
Political and social pressure
In the last few hours,the political and social pressures the accusation against the South Korean president is increasing,and more and more voices are calling for his resignation,after the president saw the martial law he declared the day before revoked.
Already the Democratic Party he had asked Yoon to leave the postcalling his martial law a “clear violation of the Constitution” and arguing that the president did not comply with the legal requirements to resort to that exceptional measure. The party also warned that it would instantly begin the impeachment process for Yoon, as it ultimately did, if he did not decide to do so himself, in what it called a “serious act of rebellion and a perfect ground for impeachment “.
Yoon announced the imposition of martial law in a televised statement before midnight on Wednesday to protect “constitutional order” from “anti-state” activities, which he accuses the Democratic Party of, which he also called “pro-North Korean forces.” “. The PD itself, which has the majority in the National assembly, and other opposition forces presented a motion lift martial law about six hours later that Yoon declared it, forcing the Executive to withdraw the measure.