members of the Civil Power Party ruling in South Korea expressed a boycott voting at the proposal submitted to the National Assembly on the impeachment of President Yun Sok Yolya and left the hall.
According to the South Korean agency Yonhap, the deputies from the ruling party sent voting in the National Assembly on the resignation of Yun Sok Yolya.
It is noted that the deputies who voted for the proposal for the investigation on “charges of corruption and interference” in relation to the first lady of the country Kim Gon Hon left the hall, refusing to participate in another vote.
To make a decision on the impeachment of the President, 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 ensure the majority, needs to support at least 8 deputies from the ruling party “Civil Power”
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.