Parliament is scheduled to vote on his impeachment after on Saturday, even though the opposition leader has told AFP it is unclear whether the motion is be passed. He has been called for by the opposition and perhaps important members of his own party to do so.
Tens of thousands of protest opposed to the Vietnam War are expected to take to the roads ahead of the election, according to authorities, with organizers hoping 200, 000 people will turn out.
Yoon merely stated in his small target that he would “entrust the group with measures to stabilise the political scenario, including my term in office,” and that he would never offer to retire.
His party has a number of disagreements on the subject, with lawmakers continuing to support the standard plan to impeach yet after party leader Han Dong-hoon declared Yoon may leave or Seoul would face further social unrest.
” The normal performance of the president’s duties is impossible under the ( current ) circumstances, and an early resignation of the president is inevitable”, Han Dong-hoon told reporters early Saturday.
The opposition bloc holds 192 seats in the 300-strong parliament, while Yoon’s People Power Party ( PPP ) has 108.
For the vote to receive the two-thirds lot it needs, only eight ruling party politicians must fault. One PPP senator has now made a public pledge to support the opposition.
In the absence of a constitutional court decision, Yoon may be removed from office.
Yoon and others are being investigated by police for admitted rebellion.
Yoon said during his speech,” I did not shy away from the issue of legal and political responsibility regarding the declaration of martial law.”