South Korea's opposition leader pushes for new impeachment vote against Yoon

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South Korea's opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, will push for another impeachment vote against President Yoon Suk-yeol. Protests grow as critics denounce Yoon's martial law declaration.

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00:00South Korea's opposition leader said on Sunday that his party will push for a second vote

00:05on a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk-yool.

00:08If approved, the second impeachment motion will take place on December 14.

00:12Yoon avoided the first opposition-led bid to impeach him because most ruling party members

00:17boycotted the vote on Saturday to prevent the two-thirds majority needed to suspend

00:22his presidential powers.

00:24If impeached, the country's constitutional court then may decide to remove him from office,

00:29which after he will be prosecuted for sending heavily armed soldiers into Seoul's streets

00:34with declaration of martial law, a move that shocked the world.

00:37Meanwhile, the vote's defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and further escalate

00:42political turmoil.

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