South Korea’s ruling party has said it will try to stop the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol as opposition lawmakers start to probe the military’s role in his failed attempt to impose martial law.
Opposition lawmakers, who have a parliamentary majority, have submitted an impeachment motion to the National Assembly and have sought a vote on Saturday, after Yoon’s declaration of martial law on Tuesday and his subsequent climbdown left the country in political turmoil.
The impeachment proceedings will probably require eight votes from the ruling People Power party, and pressure is building on its members to support the opposition-led motion.