South Korea opposition accuses ruling party of ‘second coup’

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South Korea opposition accuses ruling party of ‘second coup’
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Seoul, South Korea—South Korea's opposition on Monday accused the ruling party of staging a 'second coup' by clinging to power and refusing to

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung speaks after the failed attempt to impeach South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 7, 2024. An opposition-led motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law failed on December 7 as it did not meet the required quorum after his party boycotted the vote.

Under South Korea’s constitution, the president remains head of government and commander in chief of the army unless he or she is incapacitated, resigns or steps down. “Their attitude of placing themselves above the Constitution mirrors that of insurrectionist Yoon Suk Yeol,” he added. “There are no human or physical restrictions to the subject of an investigation,” said Woo Jong-soo, head of the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency.Power vacuum?

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