The impeached South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol, introduced on Saturday that he would “step apart” following a parliamentary vote to take away him from workplace, calling for an finish to “politics of extra and confrontation.”
Reacting to his impeachment, Yoon said that he should step apart for some time signalling his non permanent withdrawal from the political scene.
Recall that out of 300 lawmakers, 204 voted to question the president on allegations of revolt whereas 85 voted in opposition to it, three abstained, and eight votes acquired nullified.
In accordance with AFP, Yoon is now suspended from workplace whereas South Korea’s Constitutional Court docket deliberates whether or not to uphold his elimination.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo steps in because the interim president.
In the meantime, South Korea’s major opposition social gathering has recommended Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment, describing it as a “victory of the individuals.”
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