The National Assembly (Parliament) of South Korea did not adopt a proposal for the impeachment of President Yong Sok Yolya due to the lack of a sufficient number of votes.
According to the South Korean agency Yonhap, the National Assembly voted at the suggestion of the impeachment of the president.
To make such a decision, the approval of 200 members of the parliament was required. However, the decision was not made due to the insufficient number of votes.
Although most deputies of the ruling party “Civil Power” boycotted voting, three deputies from this party voted to support this proposal.
In order to make a decision on the impeachment of the president, it was 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 ensure the majority, needed to support at least 8 deputies from the ruling party “Civil Power”
The National Assembly also voted on the proposal of the investigation on “charges of corruption and intervention” against the first lady of the country Kim Gon Hee.
This proposal was rejected, since 200 votes were not received “for” necessary to accept this proposal. In support of this initiative, 198 deputies voted.
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.