Parliament agreed
South Korea’s president faces impeachment
While tens of thousands of demonstrators called for the removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol, the South Korean parliament voted in favor of impeaching the head of state on Saturday.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen A motion tabled by the opposition received the required two-thirds majority in the National Assembly. 204 of the 300 members of parliament voted in favor of impeachment proceedings. An initial motion had failed last Saturday following an almost unanimous boycott by the ruling party.
Final decision lies with the Constitutional Court
Prime Minister Han Duck Soo will now take over the presidential office on an interim basis before the Constitutional Court makes the final decision. It can either confirm Yoon's impeachment or declare it unconstitutional.
The opposition accuses Yoon of breaking the constitution. On Tuesday last week, he imposed martial law by complete surprise and then lifted it hours later after massive resistance.
On Thursday, Yoon defended his decision during a televised speech called at short notice. He had declared martial law to protect the nation, the president said. His political opponents were "anti-state forces" that were paralyzing the government's work and disrupting the country's constitutional order.
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