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South Korea's opposition leader pushes for new impeachment vote against Yoon
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08/12/2024
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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South Korea's opposition leader said on Sunday that his party will push for a second vote
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on a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk-yool.
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If approved, the second impeachment motion will take place on December 14.
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Yoon avoided the first opposition-led bid to impeach him because most ruling party members
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boycotted the vote on Saturday to prevent the two-thirds majority needed to suspend
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his presidential powers.
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If impeached, the country's constitutional court then may decide to remove him from office,
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which after he will be prosecuted for sending heavily armed soldiers into Seoul's streets
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with declaration of martial law, a move that shocked the world.
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Meanwhile, the vote's defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and further escalate
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political turmoil.
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