South Korean president promises to lift martial law: when
Kyiv • UNN
Yoon Sok Yule announced the lifting of martial law at the next cabinet meeting. The decision was made after a vote by the parliament, where the opposition Democratic Party has a majority.
South Korean President Yoon Sok Yule said that martial law will be lifted at the next cabinet meeting, reports UNN with reference to YTN.
In a statement, Yoon Sok Yule also called on opposition parties to "immediately stop the outrageous actions that paralyze the country's work" - and recalled the differences that arose during the end of November. Then the Democratic Workers ' Party (it has a majority in parliament) rejected the government's proposal and decided to impeach the state auditor and chief prosecutor.
Previously
The South Korean President imposed martial law to" eliminate sifting Korean forces and protect the constitutional order " this evening. A few hours ago, the country's parliament voted to cancel it.
Causes of the political crisis in South Korea
According to the BBC, in the parliamentary elections held in South Korea this spring, 192 of the 300 seats in the National Assembly were won by the Democratic Party.
As a result of the crushing defeat that the president's power of the People Party received in the elections, the leader of this party, Han Dong Hong, resigned and the country's Prime Minister, Han dok su, resigned.
The media wrote that the vote in the spring elections could be considered as an interim referendum on confidence in President Yoon Sok Yule, who still has three years in power.
The BBC's Seoul correspondent Jake Kwon recalls that after the parliamentary elections lost by his party, the president was unable to pass the laws he needed, but he had to desperately veto any laws passed by the opposition.
This week, the Democratic Party reduced the budget proposed by the government and the president's party, but Yoon Sok Yule cannot veto it.
