STORY: S. Korea's opposition parties submit motion to impeach President Yoon
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 4, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 4, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:22
LOCATION: Seoul
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): YANG CHANG, Xinhua reporter
2. various of the opposition parties proposing the motion to oust Yoon Suk-yeol from office (Xinhua/Yonhap)
3. various of the opposition parties' lawmakers (Xinhua/Yonhap)
4. various of Reps. Kim Yong-min of the main opposition Democratic Party (Xinhua/Yonhap)
5. various of the opposition parties' lawmakers (Xinhua/Yonhap)

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): YANG CHANG, Xinhua reporter
"South Korea's defense minister made an apology to citizens and said he has submitted resignation to President Yoon Suk-yeol, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday."

South Korea's opposition parties on Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol who declared an emergency martial law Tuesday night and lifted it early Wednesday after the National Assembly voted against the martial law.

A total of 191 lawmakers from the main liberal opposition Democratic Party and five other minor opposition parties proposed the motion to oust Yoon from office.
   
The opposition parties planned to report the motion to the plenary session on Thursday and vote on it between Friday and Saturday, according to multiple media outlets.
   
By law, the 300-member unicameral parliament is required to cast a secret vote on the impeachment motion within 72 hours after the motion is suggested to the plenary session.

The constitution stipulates that the impeachment motion must be initiated by a majority of lawmakers and approved by at least two-thirds of National Assembly legislators.
   
If the motion is passed through the parliament with the vote in favor of the impeachment from over 200 lawmakers, the constitutional court will deliberate it for up to 180 days, during which Yoon will be suspended.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Seoul.
(XHTV)