South Korea’s SEOUL After President Yoon Suk Yeolon startled the nation by proclaiming martial law and then lifting it six hours later under tremendous pressure, opposition MPs in South Korea sought to impeach him on Wednesday.
With the support of five smaller opposition parties, the Democratic Party, which dominates parliament, formally submitted the articles of impeachment, calling Yoon’s unexpected power grab a “unconstitutional and illegal declaration of martial law.”
A two-thirds majority is needed to adopt the Yoon impeachment resolution, and voting on it might start as early as Friday. The impeachment would subsequently be confirmed or not by the Constitutional Court.
Lawmakers are also attempting to remove Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, a supporter of Yoon, who has resigned and stated that he alone is to blame for the martial law proclamation.
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