Opposition parties submit impeachment motion against Yoon after martial law turmoil
11:30, 4 December 2024
Opposition parties submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol to the National Assembly on Wednesday after Yoon's declaration of martial law was blocked by lawmakers, Yonhap reports.
The main opposition Democratic Party and five other minor opposition parties, including the Rebuilding Korea Party and Reform Party, submitted the motion at 2:43 p.m.
The impeachment motion was signed by 191 opposition lawmakers with no support from any ruling party lawmakers.
The opposition parties plan to report the motion to a parliamentary plenary session on Thursday and to put it up for a vote on Friday or Saturday.
As reported earlier, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law late Tuesday, December 3.
