He does this hours before the motion of censure against his position is tabled, which is expected to fail as he needs votes from the ruling party, and at the start of the vote there were not enough parliamentarians.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday apologized to the South Korean people for the martial law that shocked the country last Tuesday evening, saying he left his power and the stabilization of the situation in the hands of his party will let. . policy.
“I sincerely apologize for causing concern and inconvenience to the public,” Yoon said in a short speech delivered from the presidential office on Saturday and broadcast by national media, in his first public appearance since the lifting of martial law in the early hours of September. Wednesday.
“The promulgation of the state law was made out of a sense of urgency as president, who is ultimately responsible for state affairs,” the president said, adding that “he will not shirk the legal or political responsibilities arising from that decision.”
The National Assembly will vote on Saturday on a motion of censure to impeach the president. For the parliamentary initiative to flourish, the support of two-thirds of the House is necessary, meaning that the opposition bloc (which has a clear parliamentary majority with 192 seats) will need at least eight additional votes among the 108 with the ruling People’s Report Yoon’s Power Party (PPP), which seems unlikely as the party has already indicated its disagreement with the motion and there were not enough parliamentarians at the start of the vote for that to flourish.
Source: EITB
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