Six South Korean opposition parties have introduced a bill calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The bill was presented to the National Assembly, the country’s legislature, at 2:40 pm local time, media reported.
The six parties, including the main opposition Democratic Party, decided to jointly propose the impeachment motion against Yoon following widespread backlash across the political spectrum over the short-lived martial law decree.
The bill must be reported to the plenary session of the National Assembly this Thursday (5), with a vote scheduled for Friday (6) or Saturday (7), according to Yonhap.
What’s next?
According to the South Korean constitution, impeachment must be proposed by the majority of parliament — and approved by two-thirds of all deputies.
The proposal would then go to the Constitutional Court — one of the highest courts in South Korea, along with the Supreme Court. At least six judges must agree to proceed with impeachment, according to the constitution.
The president would be suspended from exercising his power during the process until the impeachment was judged.
This content was originally published in South Korean opposition presents bill to impeach president on the CNN Brasil website.
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