Seoul: South Korea’s main opposition party on Wednesday called on President Yoon Suk-yeol to resign or face impeachment. Yun had abolished martial law not long ago. MPs voted in favor of lifting martial law. Yun did not immediately respond to opposition demands, but his office said senior advisers and secretaries of Yun had offered to resign en masse, and the president had also postponed his official program scheduled for Wednesday morning.
The Democratic Party has a majority in Parliament
On Tuesday night, Yun suddenly imposed martial law. Martial law imposed by the President remained in effect for only six hours, as the National Assembly voted to reject the President’s decision. The declaration (martial law) was formally lifted at 4:30 am during a cabinet meeting. The opposition Democratic Party has a majority in the 300-seat parliament. The party said on Wednesday that its lawmakers had asked Yun to step down immediately, or they would take steps to impeach him.
Statement of the Democratic Party
“President Yun Suk-yeol’s declaration of martial law is a violation of the constitution,” the Democratic Party said in a statement. “His declaration of martial law is fundamentally invalid and a grave violation of the Constitution,” the statement said. This was a serious act of rebellion and provided full grounds for his impeachment.
South Korea protests against martial law
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However, the impeachment of the President would require the support of two-thirds of Parliament or 200 out of 300 members. According to National Assembly officials, the Democratic Party and other smaller opposition parties have a total of 192 seats. But when parliament rejected Yun’s declaration of martial law by a 190-0 vote, about 10 lawmakers from Yun’s ruling People’s Power Party also voted in support of the opposition. If Yun is impeached, he will be stripped of his constitutional powers pending a ruling by the Constitutional Court. Prime Minister Han Dak-soo, who is the second-in-command in South Korea’s government, will assume the responsibilities of the presidency. (AP)
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