The impeachment motion brought to remove President Yoon Suk-Yol in South Korea failed. It needed 200 votes to pass, but the opposition had only 192 MPs. Apart from this, three MPs of the ruling party voted in its favor. After this, the motion was canceled without counting the votes. Before voting on the impeachment, 107 out of 108 MPs of the ruling party walked out of the House. However, later 3 of these MPs returned. South Korean Parliament Speaker Woo Won Shik called this result very regrettable and shameful for democracy. President Yoon imposed martial law in the country on December 3, accusing the opposition party of colluding with North Korea and being involved in anti-national activities. After which the opposition brought an impeachment motion against him. After the new parliamentary session begins on Wednesday, the opposition parties can again present the impeachment motion. The President apologised for the martial law by bowing his head. President Yun Suk-Yol has apologised to the nation for imposing the martial law. He bowed his head in front of the public on live TV and said that the imposition of martial law was wrong. However, he did not announce his resignation. Presenting his side, he said- I did not decide to impose martial law due to political or legal reasons, rather this decision was taken in frustration. Voting is also going on on the matter related to the President’s wife. Apart from the impeachment of the President in the South Korean House, voting is also going on on the matter related to his wife’s corruption. In fact, the First Lady of South Korea is accused of manipulating the stock prices in the Korean stock market 13 years ago. Now the opposition wants to appoint a separate prosecutor to investigate this matter, for which voting is being done. Footage related to impeachment in South Korea Parliament… Thousands of citizens are demanding the President to step down outside the Parliament… VIDEO Elections must be held within 60 days after the President leaves office If Yoon leaves office before the end of his five-year term in May 2027, according to the Constitution, it will be necessary to hold presidential elections within 60 days. If the impeachment motion is passed in Parliament, a case will be filed against Yoon in court. Where the proposal will be proved by the vote of 6 out of 9 judges. Currently, there are only 6 judges in the South Korean court, due to which it is not clear whether this case will go on without 7 judges or not. The President imposed martial law, removed within 6 hours after protest The political crisis in South Korea began when the President announced the imposition of martial law on December 3. After this, protests started across the country and a situation of anarchy arose. Meanwhile, 190 MPs present in the country’s National Assembly unanimously overturned this decision, after which the President promised to remove the martial law. Martial law was lifted in South Korea only 6 hours later (1 am). Protests have started in South Korea just hours after the lifting of the martial law order. Protesters are demanding the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yol. 6 opposition parties of South Korea together presented an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yol on Wednesday. Why did President Yol need to impose martial law? There are a total of 300 seats in the Parliament of South Korea. In the elections held earlier this year, the public gave a huge mandate to the opposition party DPK. The ruling People Power got only 108 seats, while the opposition party DPK got 170 seats. Due to being in majority, the opposition DPK was interfering more in the functioning of the President’s government, and they were not able to work according to their agenda. President Yol won the election by a narrow margin in 2022. Since then his popularity kept declining. His image was also affected due to his wife being embroiled in many controversies. Currently, the popularity of the President is around 17%, which is the lowest among all the Presidents of the country. To deal with all this, the President imposed martial law. The President’s image was damaged because of his wife. The President’s reputation was tarnished because his wife and First Lady Kim Kyon accepted a luxury brand bag as a gift. Actually, earlier this year, a YouTuber leaked a video in which the President’s wife was seen accepting an expensive gift from a priest. This video was filmed with a spy camera. This bag was of Christian Dior company, which is said to be worth 2 lakh Indian rupees. She started getting criticized in the country for accepting such an expensive gift. In South Korea, it is illegal for any person holding a public office (including family) to accept a gift worth more than 1 million Korean Won (60 thousand rupees). After this, President Yoon had to apologize on national television. However, he refused to get it investigated. ————————————– Read this news related to South Korea too… President imposes martial law in South Korea: Army reached to surround the parliament, but by then MPs had already voted; had to withdraw in 6 hours South Korean President Yoon Suk Yol has withdrawn the order of imposing martial law in the country. The President had announced the imposition of martial law at 7 pm on December 3 (according to Indian time), after which protests started happening across the country and a situation of anarchy was created. Read the full news here…
