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South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol declared a national emergency, claiming North Korean sympathizers had infiltrated the government. After police raided the parliament building, the besieged parliament voted to lift the emergency, with Yoo’s own party voting against him.
After the emergency order was rescinded, parliament moved to impeach the PM. After the impeachment, the highest court has already begun the trial to determine his guilt. The PM isn’t waiting for the results, pledging to step aside.
South Korea impeachment live: impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol vows to step aside | South Korea– www.theguardian.com
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South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday said he would “step aside” after parliament voted to remove him from office, urging an end to “politics of excess and confrontation”.
“Though I must now step aside for a while, the journey toward the future… must never come to a stop,” he said in a televised address.