The motion to impeach President Jun Seok-cheol was rejected as there was not a quorum for the vote. This means the president cannot be impeached. Lawmakers from the ruling People's Power Party, who left the main chamber, boycotted the vote.
After office hours on the 19th (around 11 a.m. Polish time), a vote was taken on the impeachment of South Korean President Chun Seok-cheol.
South Korea and the impeachment resolution
Almost all members of the ruling People's Power Party left the National Assembly's main chamber in Seoul, and the efforts of the opposition parties failed.
The group's leader, Han Dong-hoon, had already declared that his group would block the impeachment plan. After Jun Seok Chol's presidential speech in which he apologized for invoking martial law, Han said that his early resignation as head of state was “inevitable” as he was no longer able to carry out his official duties.
Meanwhile, about 150,000 people gathered in front of the South Korean National Assembly. The people demand the resignation of the president.
Confusion in Korea. the president declared martial law
On Wednesday, South Korea's president declared martial law, but it was canceled six hours later. The decision, he explained, was “born out of desperation” after lawmakers who broke through the military and police cordon at the Capitol voted in favor of a resolution rejecting the executive order. .
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