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South Korea Tries Second Impeachment After President Defends Martial Law Decree
The leftist Democratic Party of South Korea formally filed an impeachment motion against conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday, the second of its kind after a first one failed this weekend. The Democrats, alongside several minorities parties, are seeking to impeach Yoon after a dramatic series of events on December 3 in which Yoon abruptly declared martial law and deployed soldiers to keep National Assembly lawmakers out of their chambers. Yoon claimed the move was necessary to stop “the threats of North Korean communist forces, to immediately eradicate the unscrupulous...
South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
SEOUL, Dec 12 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's switch from contrition to defiance on Thursday over his martial law order rallied some supporters but other members of his party said it did nothing to sway their view that he must be removed from office. In a speech before a second impeachment vote scheduled for Saturday, Yoon condemned his political opponents as "anti-state forces" that side with enemies in North Korea , said Pyongyang may have hacked the South's elections and defended last week's short-lived martial law order...