SOUTH Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party of Korea said Thursday that it will push for a vote Saturday for an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol over his shocking yet short-lived imposition of martial law.
Cho Seung-rae, the main opposition’s senior spokesperson, said it plans to hold a vote on the motion at around 7 pm local time Saturday to give ruling party lawmakers enough time to deliberate over their decision on Yoon’s actions, Yonhap news agency reported.
The Democratic Party, which holds a majority in the 300-seat parliament, has submitted the impeachment motion with the backing of five smaller opposition parties, arguing Yoon’s martial law declaration constituted violations of the constitution and other laws.
The vote on the impeachment motion requires a twothirds majority to pass, which would need eight of the 108 ruling party lawmakers to vote with opposition parties.
Xinhua
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