South Korea’s parliament has voted on its second attempt to impeach the country’s President Yoon Suk-yol over his failure to impose martial law.
This was reported today, December 14, by The Korea Times.
It is noted that the decision on impeachment was supported by 204 deputies, 85 were against, three abstained, and eight votes were declared invalid. In total, there are 300 deputies in the country’s parliament.
It is noted that after the impeachment bill is passed, Yoon’s performance as president is immediately suspended until the Constitutional Court decides whether to uphold or reject the motion. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Han Dak-su will serve as president.
On December 3, Yun Seok-yol declared a martial law in the country, explaining the need to “eradicate pro-North Korean anti-state forces and protect the constitutional order.”
Later, the country’s parliament voted to lift martial law and the government made a corresponding decision.
On December 4, the opposition submitted an appeal to parliament to impeach the president. On December 7, the South Korean parliament was unable to pass impeachment – then all 192 deputies from the opposition and three deputies from the ruling party voted for this decision. However, 200 votes are required to make a decision.
Source: The Korea Times
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