The Civil Power Party ruling in South Korea stated that it would vote against proposals for the impeachment of President Yong Sok Yolya, submitted to the National Assembly.
According to Yonhap, the South Korean agency, representatives of the ruling party made a statement on this issue shortly before the vote on the National Assembly submitted to the resignation of Yun Sok Yolya.
According to the application, support will not be provided for consideration. In addition, representatives of the Civil Power party refused to support the proposal to investigate “charges of corruption and interference” against the first lady of the country Kim Gon Hee.
However, contrary to the official position of the party, it is assumed that the deputies will be able to vote individually at their discretion.
Deputies of the National Assembly of South Korea will submit an offer to vote on the impeachment of President Yong Sok Yolya due to the introduction of martial law on December 7.
To make such a decision, it is necessary to gain 200 votes of deputies, which is 2/3 of the total number of members of the parliament.
The opposition bloc with 192 out of 300 seats in the National Assembly, to provide the majority needs to support at least 8 deputies from the ruling party “Civil Power”.
Earlier, President of South Korea Yun Sok Yol first after the announcement of martial law appeared in public and apologized to the people for his unexpected decision.
Introduction of martial law in South Korea
President Yun Sok Yol announced martial law on December 3, referring to the participation of the opposition in “anti -state activities”.
After that, the Ministry of Defense sent instructions on the meetings to the military commanders and called for being in a state of increased readiness. Military personnel who were instructed to ensure martial law entered the building of the National Assembly.
At an emergency meeting of the Parliament, the proposal to cancel martial law was supported by 190 deputies. Representatives of the administration of the National Assembly said that after the vote, martial law became “invalid”.
After voting in parliament, the president changed his decision, gathered a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers and officially announced the abolition of martial law after receiving the approval of the cabinet.