If successfully introduced to Parliament, lawmakers could vote on the Bill as early as Dec 6.
People call for the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol as they take part in a protest on the steps leading to the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec 4.South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, lawmakers and people attend a rally to condemn President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Dec 4.South Korean lawmakers submitting a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec 4.
“The Yoon Suk Yeol regime’s declaration of emergency martial law caused great confusion and fear among our people,” Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seung-won told a late night session of South Korea’s National Assembly, held in the early hours of Dec 5.“We need to immediately suspend the authority of President Yoon. He has committed an indelible, historic, crime against the people, whose anxiety needs to be soothed so that they can return to their daily lives,” said Mr Kim.
Armed troops forced their way into the National Assembly building in Seoul but stood back when parliamentary aides sprayed them with fire extinguishers. Lawmakers rejected the martial law decision while protesters scuffled with police outside.Demonstrators held candlelit vigils in Seoul late on Dec 4 and called for Mr Yoon’s resignation.
Opposition parties need a two-thirds majority to pass the Bill, and support from about eight members from Mr Yoon’s own party to secure the necessary 200 votes to impeach him. If the Bill passes, South Korea’s Constitutional Court will then decide whether to uphold the motion - a process that could take up to 180 days.
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