South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces an impeachment vote on Saturday after his failed attempt to impose martial law on the country. Opposition lawmakers have called for the vote, but even the leader of Yoon’s own ruling party says the president should be stripped of his office.
South Korea‘s ruling party leader said President Yoon Suk Yeol needed to be removed from power for trying to impose martial law, increasing the pressure on him to quit even though members of his People Power Party late on Friday reaffirmed its formal opposition to his impeachment.
On Saturday, lawmakers will vote on the main opposition Democratic Party’s motion to impeach Yoon, who shocked the nation late on Tuesday when he gave the military sweeping emergency powers in order to root out what he called “anti-state forces” and overcome obstructionist political opponents.
