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It sparked off stronger rebuff and resentment of the political and public circles as the puppet shifted the responsibility for foolish emergency martial law declaration onto the opposition parties ... and insulted the struggle of the broad masses for impeachment as a 'sword dance of chaos,
The impeachment motion against the puppet Yoon Suk Yeol was approved in the puppet ROK on Saturday,
the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, using the acronym of South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea The puppet Constitutional Court will finally decide the impeachment,
The political situation in South Korea is currently in a critical period, and the fact that emerges in this moment is that, for South Korea, the relationships with both the United States and China are both crucial and need to be carefully managed, and this is a political reality that any politician who takes power in South Korea must recognize."
Given that the prime minister has already been confirmed as acting president and considering that excessive impeachments could lead to confusion in national governance, we have decided not to proceed with impeachment procedures,
Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung told reporters President Biden expressed his appreciation for the resiliency of democracy and the rule of law in the Republic of Korea,
This is the only way to minimise national turmoil and alleviate the suffering of the people,
South Korea will carry out its foreign and security policies without disruption and strive to ensure the South Korea-U.S. alliance is maintained and developed steadfastly,
Han said, according to a statement from his office I hope he will exercise the minimum power to operate the country stably, rather than actively be involved in state affairs,
said Jo Sung-woo, a 39-year-old Seoul resident I really can't stand to see these illegal lawmakers who were elected by fraudulent elections making evil laws and now this huge opposition party is running wild on their own,
To address this, I believe it is necessary to promptly discuss a supplementary budget,
During that time Korea’s highly competent professional bureaucracy can be relied on to keep the country’s foreign policy running, but they will find it hard to provide clear direction,
As a citizen, I'm really sad that the impeachment motion was passed,
They will be pleased to see Prime Minister Han take over as acting president,
There is a red line drawn in the minds of the Korean people: That the country should never regress back to military rule,
What we have witnessed over the past two weeks is a testament to the fact that it is now impossible to regress the country to its authoritarian past,
said Bae Kang-hoon, co-founder of political think tank Valid This situation has provided the Korean people with an invaluable lesson on what democracy truly entails and how our democratic republic can be protected,
lawyer Yun Bok-nam, president of Lawyers for a Democratic Society, told AFP President Biden expressed his confidence that the alliance will remain the linchpin for peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region during Acting President Han's tenure,
the White House said in a readout of the call Yoon's speech was basically him sending out the impeachment invitation letter... like: 'Please impeach me',
Kang Won-taek, political science professor at Seoul National University, said For this popular will to translate into better government will require a wholesale review of the constitution and the system,