SEOUL — South Korea’s ruling party chief demanded Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol be stripped of office, warning there was a “significant risk” he
could try to impose martial law again.
Yoon “does not acknowledge that this illegal martial law is wrong” and has failed to act against the military officials who “illegally intervened,” Han added. “Secretary Blinken reaffirmed the progress made in the bilateral relationship, including the robust trilateral partnership with Japan, which promotes our shared values and the prosperity and stability of the Indo-Pacific,” the statement said.
The opposition had already put forward a motion to impeach Yoon that will be voted on at around 7:00 pm Saturday, but it had been unclear if it would pass. “It appears that Han and the party leaders have concluded there is actually a significant possibility that President Yoon may declare a second martial law,” Shin said.
A fresh opinion poll issued Friday put backing for the 63-year-old president, who has lurched from crisis to crisis since taking office in 2022, at a record low of 13 percent. Park said Thursday he was kept in the dark until after the president had announced the imposition of martial law on live television late Tuesday.
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