Yoon Suk Yeol: Thousands take to streets of Seoul as South Korea tries to question president once more

Thanks for becoming a member of us as we convey you reside updates from Seoul, the place South Korean members of parliament will quickly vote on whether or not they need to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol for his botched try and impose martial regulation.

The nation was plunged into a few of its worst political turmoil in years following the president’s martial regulation declaration final week. It was rapidly withdrawn hours later.

Hundreds of protesters calling for Yoon’s impeachment have already gathered in entrance of the National Assembly, the place the vote is ready to happen in a matter of hours. More are anticipated to affix.

Calls for his elimination from workplace have been rising steadily. Yoon survived a primary impeachment vote final Saturday, when the movement fell 5 votes wanting the 200 wanted to move. This occurred after members of Yoon’s occasion boycotted that invoice.

Opposition lawmakers, nonetheless, have since vowed to carry an impeachment vote each Saturday till Yoon is faraway from workplace. Multiple members of Yoon’s People Power Party (PPP) have now indicated that they’ll vote in favour of the movement right this moment.

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