An attempt by opposition lawmakers to impeach the president failed over the weekend after members of his own ruling party boycotted the vote, but opposition lawmakers are set to hold another impeachment vote this weekend and have vowed to hold it every Saturday until Yun is removed from office. positions. office.
Yun’s party hoped to persuade the president to leave office early, rather than force him to resign.
Minutes before Yun’s speech, his party leader Han Dong-hun spoke on television and said it was clear he was not going to back down. Khan then called on party members to vote for his removal from office this Saturday.
If the South Korean parliament passes the impeachment bill, the case will be tried in the constitutional court. Two-thirds of that court must support a majority for Yoon to be permanently removed from office.
Yoon has been a de facto president since the opposition won the country’s general election in April this year – his government has been unable to pass the laws it wanted and has instead been forced to veto bills proposed by the opposition.
