South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Faces Impeachment Over Martial Law Chaos

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South Korean opposition leaders have filed a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his shock declaration and reversal of martial law. Parliament will vote on the impeachment by Saturday.

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00:00South Korea's president is facing impeachment as the fallout from his shock declaration

00:05of martial law continues.

00:07Opposition leaders officially filed a motion to impeach President Yun Sok-kyo in the early

00:11hours of Thursday morning, while thousands of angry protesters remain on the streets

00:15of Seoul demanding his resignation.

00:18The opposition Democratic Party has condemned the martial law declaration as insurrectionary

00:23behavior.

00:24The ordeal is also impacting Yun's People Power Party, with several senior ministers

00:29offering their resignation, including the country's defense minister Kim Yong-kyong.

00:34A former army general has been nominated to take his position.

00:37Parliament will vote on Yun's impeachment by Saturday.

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