Rally for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol near the National Assembly in Seoul on December 7, 2024. KIM SOO-HYEON / REUTERS Yoon Suk Yeol is still president of South Korea. The million Koreans hammering “Destitution, destitution” under the windows of a National Assembly transformed into an entrenched camp, were not enough to convince the deputies to vote for the dismissal of the leader in the hot seat for having decreed martial law in the night from December 3 to 4, a few hours before the deputies reversed this decision. Presented for voting on the evening of Saturday December 7, the motion on dismissal was supported by the 192 opposition deputies. Despite appeals made by the president of the assembly, Woo Won-shik (Democratic Party), the elected representatives of the People’s Power Party (PPP, in power) left the hemicycle and did not participate in the vote, except three . The wait lasted until 9:20 p.m. and the vote was stopped. The absence of PPP elected officials meant that the quorum necessary for validation of the vote, 200 votes cast, could not be reached. The impeachment was therefore automatically rejected. In any case, he was eight votes short of reaching the 200 needed – or two-thirds of the assembly – to pass impeachment. The opposition is already planning to present a similar motion on December 11. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has promised to stabilize a situation of political uncertainty. In front of the assembly, when the result was announced, tears flowed and whistles sounded. Some shouted their anger. The discontent is all the stronger since the deputies had rejected, a few hours earlier, a motion providing for the creation of a special commission of inquiry into the allegations of corruption and manipulation of securities by the first lady hated by the Koreans, Kim Keon-hee. Read also | Article reserved for our subscribers In South Korea, demonstrators are demanding the arrest of their president, Yoon Suk Yeol Read later Mr. Yoon’s “sincere apologies” The vote concluded three days of intense negotiations to achieve the famous two-thirds voices. The PPP, which refused any dialogue with the opposition, hesitated for a long time. Initially hostile to dismissal, Han Dong-hoon, its president – who was also to be arrested if martial law could have been established – considered that the president “was no longer able to exercise his functions normally, this which makes an early resignation inevitable.” After further talks with the president and the prime minister, he finally opted to reject the motion. The decision was reportedly influenced by Mr Yoon’s apology on the morning of December 7, during a two-minute speech. “The proclamation of martial law was a desperate decision by the president, who is ultimately responsible for the management of the state. I admit that this process has caused concern among our fellow citizens. I would like to express my sincere apologies to those who have been deeply disturbed. I will not evade the legal and political responsibilities associated with this proclamation,” said the president, who was clearly reading a text written for him. He also promised that there would never be a second martial law: “There are rumors that a new martial law may be introduced, but let me state clearly: there will never be one. » You have 41.49% of this article left to read. The rest is reserved for subscribers.
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Publish date : 2024-12-07 17:52:12
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