There is a deadlock in South Korea's parliament over the impeachment proposal to President Jung Suk-jeol. Yonhap news agency reports that during Saturday's meeting, almost all MPs of the People's Power Party boycotted the vote and left the meeting hall.
In the plenary session of the parliament, almost all MPs from the ruling People's Power Party (PWL) boycotted the vote on the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-jeol and left the chamber after participating in the vote on the criminal investigation bill. corruption charges against first lady Kim Keon-hee – South Korean news agency Yonhap. He added that the bill was eventually rejected.
Yonhap reported that only two PWL lawmakers, Ahn Cheol-soo and Kim Yea-ji, remained in the meeting hall.
Members of South Korea's Parliament (National Assembly) during Saturday's session JEON HYON-KYUN/PAP/EPA
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The position of the People's Power Party
Yonhap news agency reports that before the vote, the representatives of the People's Power Party announced that they will vote against the impeachment of the president.
The impeachment vote is a secret ballot, so as Yonhap previously assessed, there may be irregularities among PWL lawmakers. Previously, one of them, Ahn Chol-soo, openly announced that if the president does not present a concrete plan for his resignation before the vote, he will support the proposal of the opposition.
A two-thirds majority, that is, at least 200 votes of 300 deputies, was needed to approve the proposal of the six opposition parties.
South Korean Parliament PAP/EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN / MONEY
The impeachment motion came after the state of emergency was declared on Tuesday. Six hours later, under pressure from parliament, Jun decided to dissolve the state.
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South Korean President Jung Suk-jeol declares martial law PAP/EPA/SOUTH KOREA PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE / YONHAP / HANDOUT
The president is a political “orphan”.
On Saturday, Natalya Szewczak, Business Insider Polska journalist specializing in South Korean issues, spoke about the situation in South Korea in the “Wzostasz i weekend” program on TVN24. In particular, he mentioned that President Jung Suk-jeol is called a political “orphan”. He mentioned that he has the lowest support in the history of his country (16-17 percent) and even his own party does not support him.
The TVN24 interviewer mentioned that he was based on the opinions of Korean experts who believe that Jun Suk Jeol “has the last chance to grasp this straw that might succeed.” Shevchak reminded that the president agreed to transfer power to the party and the prime minister, but did not agree to resign. He assessed that his decision to impose martial law was a “failed decision”.
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