During Saturday's plenary session South Korea's parliament did not vote on impeachment president of the country Yoon Suk-yeola. Before the investigation into the first lady was abandonedinvolved in a corruption scandal.
While voting thousands of citizens demonstrated in front of parliamentdemanding the president's resignation. – They don't deserve to represent the people. It was very disappointing, protesters commented in an interview with a Bloomberg reporter.
South Korea. The president's impeachment failed
It takes… to dismiss the president two-thirds of the votes in the 300-person meeting parliament of South Korea The conservative People's Power Party (Gugminuihim) supporting the president has 108 MPswhich was enough to block impeachment.
There was a vote secretsand MPs cast their votes in covered booths. Most of the Gugminuihim members decided to leave the hall, due to which the voting was prolonged. – Traitors, come back! – opposition MPs shouted to their colleagues as they left.
Finally, after several hours of waiting, the Speaker of the Korean Parliament announced the end of the trial. Only 195 out of 300 MPs votedwhich means that 5 MPs were missingto start counting votes at all. The behavior of the Gugminuihim MPs sparked outrage among the Korean public. Opposition leaders apologized to voters and promised that the president would be held accountable.
It is true that Yoon ran in the presidential elections as a non-party candidate, but soon after, he joined the ranks of Gugminuihim. Some politicians of this group voted for the abolition of martial law, but the party authorities announced that they would not support the impeachment of the president.
If the motion passed, he would become president immediately suspended from dutiesuntil an appropriate ruling is issued by the Constitutional Court of Korea. As part of this process, Korean the law provides for no further penalties.
Impeachment in Korea? Opposition: Yoon Suk-yeol as Donald Trump
64-year-old Yoon Suk-yeol jako chief prosecutor South Korea gained notoriety thanks to his involvement in conviction for abuses of the former president Park Geun-hye. Thanks to popularity defeated the candidate of the Democratic Party Lee Jae-myung in the presidential election w 2022 r.
Yoon describes himself as a conservative with liberal economic views. Opponents describe him as a populist and compare to Donald Trump.
Prezydent Yoon limited the state's influence on the marketbut also range of wages and pensionswhich was met with dissatisfaction. In April, the People's Power Party she lost the parliamentary electionsand the country found itself in political impasse. The president's approval ratings were deteriorating Yoon's wife's involvement in a corruption scandalrelated to tax avoidance and providing an account for stock market speculation.
In this situation, the politician decided to take a desperate step at night On December 3, he declared martial lawwhich he canceled in the face a few hours later mass protests and lack of sufficient army support. The president apologized to the Koreans for your actions.