S Korean opposition vows to impeach president as Yeol’s aides offer to resign en masse

S Korean opposition vows to impeach president as Yeol’s aides offer to resign en masse
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outh Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is increasingly facing calls by the opposition to either tender his resignation immediately or be ready to face impeachment, following his martial law debacle.
His short-lived imposition of martial law saw troops encircle and storm the country’s parliament early Wednesday (Dec 4), only to withdraw later as lawmakers voted to lift it.Yeol has not released any public statement so far; however, official records show his schedule for Wednesday was put off.S Korean
Yeol’s martial law fiasco
The embattled president Tuesday night invoked emergency martial law and vowed to eliminate “anti-state” forces in an opposition-dominated parliament.However, within six hours, the National Assembly convened and overruled the president. The emergency was formally lifted at 4:30 am local time following a cabinet meeting.
Senior aides offer to resign
Amidst silence from Yeol, his office said Wednesday senior advisors and secretaries for the president had offered to step down en masse.The opposition earlier said the imposition of the martial law was “a clear violation of the constitution.”S Korean
“It didn’t abide by any requirements to declare it,” the Democratic Party said in a statement. “His martial law declaration was originally invalid and a grave violation of the constitution. It was a grave act of rebellion and provides perfect grounds for his impeachment.”
Will Yoon Suk Yeol be impeached?
A two-thirds majority is required in South Korea’s 300-member parliament to impeach the president.Opposition parties, including the main Democratic Party, occupy 192 seats. But it’s highly likely that some members from Yeol’s own party may also throw their weight behind any potential impeachment process if initiated by the opposition.S Korean
National Assembly officials said Wednesday that at least 10 members from Yeol’s People Power Party voted in favour of rejecting the martial law, indicating that they might very well vote to remove the president from the top position.Once impeached, Yeol will immediately lose his constitutional powers and would have to rely on a court for his fate. Meanwhile, PM Han Duck-soo would be taking the charge of the government.
Under South Korean laws, the president can only declare martial law during “wartime, war-like situations or other comparable national emergency states.”S KoreanEarthquake Of 5.3 Magnitude Jolts Telangana’s Mulugu, Tremors Felt In Hyderabad