Coalition of opposition parties submit impeachment motion against South Korean President

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(4 Dec 2024)
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Seoul - 4 December 2024
1. Wide of opposition party lawmakers talking to journalists after submitting impeachment motion
2. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Yong-min, Democratic Party National Assembly member:
"We just submitted an impeachment motion and during the first plenary session, precisely plenary session at 12:01 a.m. on December 5, we will be able to report it. Then we are obliged to vote on it after 24 hours and before 72 hours expires. That means we can vote on it starting from 12:02 a.m on December 6. But we will discuss and decide whether to put it up for votes then or little later."
3. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Cheon Ha-ram, member of minor opposition party:
"Impeaching a president is not really a fun thing to do. Not even for a lawmaker. But this person, Yoon Suk Yeol, has done something crazy that violates the constitution. He basically committed a coup d'état. Impeachment is not a choice anymore. It's a must."
4. Wide of lawmakers
STORYLINE:
Lawmakers of South Korea's opposition parties submitted an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of emergency martial law, which was defied by parliament.

Members of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party and other minor opposition parties submitted the motion on Wednesday, aiming to report it to parliamentary plenary session as early as midnight.

Impeaching Yoon would require the support of two-thirds of parliament for the motion and then the backing of at least six Constitutional Court justices. The motion, submitted jointly by the main opposition Democratic Party and five smaller opposition parties, could be put to a vote as early as Friday.

On Tuesday night, Yoon abruptly imposed the emergency martial law, vowing to eliminate “anti-state” forces after he struggled to push forward his agenda in the opposition-dominated parliament. But his martial law was effective for only about six hours, as the National Assembly voted to overrule the president. The declaration was formally lifted around 4:30 a.m. during a Cabinet meeting.

The liberal opposition Democratic Party, which holds a majority in the 300-seat parliament, said Wednesday that its lawmakers decided to call on Yoon to quit immediately or they would take steps to impeach him.

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