{"id":815829,"date":"2024-12-30T04:21:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/south-korean-parliament-moves-to-impeach-president-yoon-suk-yeol-after-martial-law-declaration\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T04:21:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:21:43","slug":"south-korean-parliament-moves-to-impeach-president-yoon-suk-yeol-after-martial-law-declaration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/south-korean-parliament-moves-to-impeach-president-yoon-suk-yeol-after-martial-law-declaration\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean Parliament moves to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after martial law declaration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n In response to the impeachment, Yoon issued a statement saying he would \u201cnot give up.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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South Korea\u2019s parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his controversial declaration of martial law earlier this month. The National Assembly passed the motion with a 204-85 vote, resulting in Yoon\u2019s immediate suspension from presidential duties. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will assume presidential responsibilities while the Constitutional Court reviews the case.<\/p>\n

According to the Associated Press<\/a>, the court has up to 180 days to decide whether to permanently remove Yoon from office or reinstate him. If the court upholds the impeachment, South Korea will be required to hold a national election within 60 days to select a new president.<\/p>\n

The impeachment vote marked a dramatic turn in the country\u2019s politics, as it followed weeks of protests and plummeting approval ratings for Yoon. Although the ruling People Power Party initially boycotted a prior impeachment vote, many lawmakers reversed course and supported the motion amid mounting public pressure.<\/p>\n

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik called the impeachment a victory for democratic values, referring to it as \u201cthe people\u2019s ardent desire for democracy, courage and dedication.\u201d\u00a0The impeachment comes as hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered near the parliament, with one lead activist shouting on a stage, \u201cWe have preserved the constitutional order!\u201d<\/p>\n

In response to the impeachment, Yoon issued a statement saying he would \u201cnot give up.\u201d He referred to the current state of government as a \u201ctemporary\u201d pause of his presidency and called on officials to maintain stability in government functions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will carry with me all the criticisms, encouragement and support directed toward me, and I will continue to do my utmost for the country until the very last moment,\u201d Yoon\u2019s statement read.<\/p>\n

Yoon declared martial law<\/a> on December 3, marking the first such decree in South Korea<\/a> in over 40 years. The martial law, which lasted only six hours, was overturned unanimously by parliament, forcing Yoon to lift the order.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Tama Kucera
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In response to the impeachment, Yoon issued a statement saying he would \u201cnot give up.\u201d South Korea\u2019s parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his controversial declaration of martial law earlier this month. The National Assembly passed the motion with a 204-85 vote, resulting in Yoon\u2019s immediate suspension from presidential duties. Prime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":815830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23570,683],"tags":[43224,7070],"class_list":{"0":"post-815829","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-korean","8":"category-south","9":"tag-korean","10":"tag-south"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}