STORY: S. Korea's Democratic Party to push for vote on Yoon's impeachment every Saturday
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:26
LOCATION: Seoul
CATEGORY: POLITICS

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1. STANDUP (English): YANG CHANG, Xinhua reporter

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STANDUP (English): YANG CHANG, Xinhua reporter
"South Korea's main liberal opposition Democratic Party said Sunday that it will try to push for a vote to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol every Saturday following a botched impeachment attempt.
The party said that a new impeachment motion will be reported to the National Assembly on this Thursday and put up for a vote on Saturday.
The remarks came a day after President Yoon survived an impeachment motion in parliament as most members of his ruling party boycotted the vote.
Earlier in the day, ruling People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo issued a joint statement, affirming that the ruling party would seek an orderly and early end to Yoon's presidential term and that Yoon would not be involved in the internal and foreign affairs of the country before he steps down.
But National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, also from the main opposition party, said it would be a 'blatant violation of the Constitution', should the prime minister and ruling party jointly exercise presidential power, noting 'Impeachment is the only legal procedure to suspend the president from carrying out his duties.'"

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Seoul.
(XHTV)