The leader of the People’s Power Party, of which South Korean President Yoon Seok-gil is a member, announced today that he had asked the head of state to leave his ranks, promising at the same time that the opposition proposal would be voted down. to be dismissed, after the failed attempt to impose martial law the day before yesterday.
Han Dong-hun explained to reporters that he was “asked by the president to leave the party.” He added that his faction has no intention of “defending the martial law that the president declared unconstitutional.”
On Saturday, the vote to impeach Yun
South Korea’s opposition parties plan to put to a vote in parliament the day after Saturday a proposal to impeach President Yoon Seok-gil after his failed attempt to impose martial law in the Asian nation, the national news agency reported. Yonhap.
The Democratic Party (official opposition) “is calling for a vote on Saturday to impeach Yun,” the agency noted.
He accepted the resignation of the Minister of Defense
South Korean President Yoon Seok-gil accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Jong-hyun today, his office said, after the head of state’s failed attempt to impose martial law in the Asian nation.
“Today, the president accepted the resignation of National Defense Minister Kim Jong-hyun” and “named Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Choi Byung-hyuk” as his successor, the presidential office said.
