December 4 afternoon, South Korea’s six major opposition parties jointly submitted to the National Assembly on the impeachment of President Yoon Seok-hye motion. The night before, Yin Xiyue suddenly announced the implementation of“Emergency Martial Law.”. But 4 am, South Korea’s parliament passed a resolution calling for the lifting of emergency martial law. Yin Xiyue then held a state meeting at about 4:30 am and announced the lifting of the emergency martial law. Although the“Emergency martial law” only lasted more than six hours, but South Korean public opinion widely believed that the incident highlights the South Korean political polarization and confrontation. On the same day, the office of the President of the South Korean office of the Chief of staff and the Chief Secretary of high-level staff to resign, the South Korean government is also chaired by the Prime Minister to discuss the resignation of the cabinet. The international community is also concerned about whether the political turmoil in South Korea will have an impact on the region. For the current domestic situation in South Korea, the Korean people reacted fiercely, starting from the evening of 4, many civic groups in Seoul and many other places held a candlelight rally to protest. Yin’s The Hankyoreh of reversing the course of history must be punished accordingly, the newspaper said in an editorial on Thursday. South Korea’s largest trade union, the National Federation of Democratic Labour Unions, said on the 4th it would go on strike indefinitely until President Yoon KCTU steps down.
Residents watch news reports related to the state of emergency on television at the Seoul Station Hall after President Yoon Seok-hye lifted the 2024 of the state of emergency in Seoul, South Korea, on December 4,2010. Visual China
There is great uncertainty as to whether the impeachment case will pass
According to Yonhap news agency reported that South Korea’s 6 opposition parties 4 at 2:40 joint to the National Assembly to impeach South Korean President Yoon Seok-hye motion. Reported that the largest opposition Democratic Party, as well as the Motherland Reform Party, Reform Party, Progressive Party and other six opposition party all members of the bill. Common Democratic Party said that the bill will be formally put on the agenda of the plenary session of Congress, and between 6 and 7 to vote.
According to reports, according to the“Congress Act,” the impeachment case to be submitted to the plenary within 24 hours to 72 hours after the vote on the impeachment case. According to this schedule, South Korea’s parliament will vote on the impeachment of Yoon as soon as 6. According to the report, according to the Constitution, the adoption of impeachment by the National Assembly must be more than half of the members involved in initiating the proposal and more than two-thirds of the members voted in favor. There are 300 seats in the South Korean parliament. If the number of members who voted in favor exceeds 200, the impeachment of Yoon Seok-hye will be approved by the parliament, and Yoon Seok-hye will be suspended immediately, until the Constitutional Court makes a final decision on the impeachment case. At the same time, the president is not allowed to conduct internal affairs or engage in diplomatic work during his suspension.
Yonhap said the opposition party currently accounts for all 300 seats in the Parliament of 192, still need to obtain the support of at least eight members of the ruling party in order to pass the presidential impeachment case. Although 18 members of the ruling National Power Party, including Han Donghun, the head of the ruling National Power Party, voted in favor of the relevant motion of lifting the“Emergency Martial Law” in Parliament early on the morning of the 4th, but it is far from certain that the ruling party mps will agree to impeach the president. If the president is suddenly impeached and the ruling party fails to produce a suitable candidate in time for the next presidential election, it could make Lee Jae-Myung, the leader of the largest opposition party, the co-democratic party, the biggest winner, therefore, the ruling party is currently only asking government officials to resign collectively and hold those responsible accountable, but did not explicitly state the matter of impeachment of the president.
South Korea’s YTN television reported that even if the National Assembly passes the president’s impeachment case, the Constitutional Court still needs to make a decision, but currently only six of the nine judges of the Constitutional Court are in office, congress has made no progress in appointing new judges. In addition, the Constitutional Court is required by law to hear cases with at least seven judges sitting together. Although the Constitutional Court heard cases in October this year on the basis of the unanimous principle of six judges, in theory a verdict can also be handed down if the six judges agree on an impeachment case or reject it, but it could be highly controversial. To reduce the controversy, Congress is likely to speed up the appointment of vacant constitutional judges, but it could take about two months from the recommendation to the personnel hearing and appointment, the report said.
The Prime Minister met to discuss the general resignation of the cabinet
Early on the morning of the 4th, the Common Democratic Party held an emergency parliamentary meeting and issued a resolution saying that yin xiyue declared“Emergency martial law” unconstitutional, did not comply with any of the conditions necessary for the imposition of“Emergency martial law”. If he does not resign voluntarily, the Democratic Party will move forward with impeachment. The declaration of“Emergency Martial Law” is null and void, a serious violation of the constitution and the law, a serious act of civil unrest, and is sufficient grounds for impeachment, the resolution said. The party also stated that it would join all citizens in the struggle to defend democracy and constitutional order to the end.
In addition to yin xiyue impeachment, the common Democratic Party 4 pm also submitted to the Congress for the Defense Minister Kim Long Xian impeachment case. Earlier in the day, the common Democratic Party said that it would charge Yin Xiyue, Jin Longxian and Li Xiangmin, the head of the Ministry of Administration and security, with civil unrest for declaring“Emergency martial law” and being forced to lift it, and promote impeachment proceedings. On the evening of April 4, Jin Long Xian apologized for the martial law incident and said he had asked Yin Xiyue to resign.
The incident has thrown the presidential palace, the government and the ruling party into chaos. 4 AM, South Korea’s ruling National Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon said at a party meeting, asked Yin Xiyue quit the party, the cabinet to resign collectively. South Korea’s presidential office of the Chief of Staff and Chief Secretary of the Office of the senior staff resigned. South Korean Prime Minister Han Duk-soo held a meeting with state councilors that day to discuss the resignation of the cabinet.
Faced with chaos, Yonhap News Agency said, on the afternoon of April 4, Yoon met with Prime Minister Han Duk-soo Dong-hoon, party chief Han Dong-hoon, party whip Qiu Gyeong-ho and President of the Bundestag Zhu Haoying at the presidential palace in Yongsan, Seoul, to discuss measures to deal with the lifting of the emergency martial law.
Sales of canned food, instant noodles and medicines surged in the wake of the The Hankyoreh, the newspaper said Thursday.
South Korean stocks fluctuated sharply Thursday, the Asia daily reported. South Korea’s KOSPI stock index opened sharply lower. The won fell rapidly against the dollar, at one point hitting 1,446 to the dollar, its lowest level in 15 years. Against the background of severe volatility in financial markets, South Korea’s Ministry of Planning, Finance and financial institutions held an emergency meeting on the morning of the 4th and decided to use all available measures to provide unlimited liquidity to financial markets, stand ready to invest in a WON10,000 bn equity stabilisation fund and the biggest WON40,000 bn bond stabilisation fund will be launched in the bond market.
At the same time, the South Korean people have staged protests. From the morning of the 4th, large-scale demonstrations were held in many places in South Korea. That night, tens of thousands of people in Seoul held a rally in Guanghuomen, demanding that Yoon Hye step down. Candlelight rallies were also held in Busan, Ulsan, Jiangyuan and Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes. South Korea’s“Herald” said several unions announced that the general strike will be held, the National Federation of Democratic labor unions, said the union will strike indefinitely until Yoon Suet-hye resign.
A number of South Korean diplomatic activities have been affected
The incident has made South Korea the focus of international attention. “President Yoon respects the Congressional vote to end martial CNN, which is a relief to us,” a spokesman for the National Security Council said on the day, according to CNN, “This is an extremely unstable situation,” said Praful Patel, a state department deputy spokesman, “And I’m not going to jump to any conclusions right now, but we are watching developments with concern,” the New York Times said, “The Biden administration touts South Korea as a model of democracy and strengthens the us-south Korea military relationship because South Korea is the bridgehead that the US relies on to confront North Korea, Russia and China.”
The incident has affected South Korean diplomacy at all levels. Swedish Prime Minister Christersson’s visit to South Korea from December 5 to 7 has been postponed, Yonhap news agency reported. The Swedish government said it had decided to adjust its plans in the light of the current situation in South Korea. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiguro’s scheduled visit to South Korea in the middle of this month has also been cancelled. South korea-us diplomatic and defense cooperation agenda has also been affected. U. S. and South Korean defense department announced on the 4th to postpone the korea-us nuclear consultative group held in Washington, the fourth meeting and the first war games. Austin, the US Defence Secretary, is co-ordinating a visit to Japan and South Korea next week that is expected to be in doubt.
In the wake of Yoon’s rise, crises and scandals have cropped up in South Korea: a Halloween event turned into a deadly stampede; rising tensions with North Korea; months of mass protests and strikes by doctors; and, according to Bloomberg, a new york-based news agency Corruption allegations involving Yin’s wife, sparked by a luxury handbag, have caused a stir. Reported that the incident now shows the serious polarization of South Korean politics and social discontent.
In South Korea, the rival camps see each other as mortal enemies, says the economist. It is not uncommon for political leaders to face severe criminal prosecution for misconduct. Recent events could provide an opportunity for reflection and restructuring in the country, but could also exacerbate further divisions and hostility. The report also said that South Korea’s crisis comes at a sensitive time internationally. Yoon Hye came to power to deepen the korea-us alliance, make peace with Japan, which has strained relations, and actively provide indirect support for Ukraine. If there is a regime change in South Korea and the opposition Democratic Party comes to power, the country’s foreign policy could be reversed, affecting the international situation on the Korean Peninsula and beyond.