I can’t believe anyone would still stick up for him after pulling that.
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> South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to survive impeachment after a vote against him was boycotted by governing party lawmakers on Saturday.
> In another day of high drama, a number of lawmakers left parliament ahead of the vote to impeach President Yoon over his decision to impose a short-lived period of martial law earlier this week. Just two remained inside while the one governing lawmaker who returned voted against the motion.
> Outside the main hall, opposition lawmakers could be heard shouting, “Go inside [the chamber]!” and calling them “cowards.”
> Voting is underway but will likely be rendered moot as numbers counted won’t be enough for the motion to pass.
> If, as expected, it fails, the next available date lawmakers can vote on Yoon’s impeachment is Wednesday, December 11.
> The lawmaker who returned, Kim Sang-wook, described his predicament, telling journalists at the National Assembly that he believes the conservatism that “protects free Republic of Korea” should be preserved.
> While he does not believe President Yoon qualifies as a president, he voted against the impeachment motion in accordance with his party’s opinion. He said he had listened to the president, who apologized and said he would “entrust” the party to respond.
> “I want to believe in his words,” Kim said
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If I had a nickel for every time the President of a developed country tried to overthrow the government and then didn’t get impeached, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
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I can’t believe anyone would still stick up for him after pulling that.
> South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to survive impeachment after a vote against him was boycotted by governing party lawmakers on Saturday.
> In another day of high drama, a number of lawmakers left parliament ahead of the vote to impeach President Yoon over his decision to impose a short-lived period of martial law earlier this week. Just two remained inside while the one governing lawmaker who returned voted against the motion.
> Outside the main hall, opposition lawmakers could be heard shouting, “Go inside [the chamber]!” and calling them “cowards.”
> Voting is underway but will likely be rendered moot as numbers counted won’t be enough for the motion to pass.
> If, as expected, it fails, the next available date lawmakers can vote on Yoon’s impeachment is Wednesday, December 11.
> The lawmaker who returned, Kim Sang-wook, described his predicament, telling journalists at the National Assembly that he believes the conservatism that “protects free Republic of Korea” should be preserved.
> While he does not believe President Yoon qualifies as a president, he voted against the impeachment motion in accordance with his party’s opinion. He said he had listened to the president, who apologized and said he would “entrust” the party to respond.
> “I want to believe in his words,” Kim said
If I had a nickel for every time the President of a developed country tried to overthrow the government and then didn’t get impeached, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.