Lawmakers voting on a motion to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol after his failed attempt to impose martial law earlier this weekMembers of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol’s party left parliament ahead of a planned impeachment vote on Saturday over his attempt to impose martial law, Reuters reported.As lawmakers debated the motion, filed by the main opposition Democratic Party, only a single member of Yoon’s People Power Party (PPP) remained in his seat, casting doubts over whether the measure would reach the two-thirds threshold to pass. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/dec/07/south-korea-crisis-live-thousands-rally-outside-parliament-as-president-faces-impeachment-vote
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Publish date : 2024-12-07 10:43:35
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South Korea crisis live: ruling party lawmakers leave chamber ahead of impeachment vote
