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National Review
National Review
7 Dec 2024
Brittany Bernstein


NextImg:South Korea’s President Survives Impeachment Vote after Martial-Law Declaration

A measure to impeach South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol failed on Saturday, days after the leader’s extraordinary attempt to impose martial law also failed.

Yoon will remain in office after his ruling party, the conservative People Power Party, stood behind him and boycotted the vote.

The motion needed 200 votes in the 300-seat assembly to pass. Yoon’s party controls 108 seats. All but one member of Yoon’s party boycotted the vote by leaving the chamber, though two others eventually returned to cast their ballot.

“How do you think the people, the world, and history, will view us now? Are you not afraid of the judgment of history?” said Woo Won-shik, speaker of the National Assembly.

Yoon went on television earlier this week and abruptly announced he was outlawing all political activity by South Korea’s opposition party because of a need to protect the country from “North Korean communist forces” and “antistate forces,” and to “rebuild and protect” South Korea from “falling into ruin.” He rescinded his martial law decree after six hours on Wednesday after a majority in the assembly voted to overturn it.

But though he survived the impeachment attempt, Yoon’s consequences from the attempted coup are far from over. Lawmakers are considering filing a new impeachment motion next week and South Korean police are investigating treason allegations against Yoon. Tens of thousands of protesters turned up outside the National Assembly to call for Yoon’s ouster.

Ahead of the impeachment vote, Yoon apologized for the “anxiety and inconvenience” he caused to South Koreans with his martial law declaration and said he would not evade “legal and political responsibility.” 

“I will entrust my party to take measures to stabilize the political situation moving forward, including my term in office,” Yoon said, vowing not to declare martial law a second time.