Yoon Breaks Silence with National Address... Yongsan Seeks Way Out Amid Impeachment Momentum

Yoon's Live National Address at 10 AM Today
Yoon, Silent Since Emergency Martial Law, Expected to Apologize

On the 4th, when President Yoon Suk-yeol lifted the declaration of martial law, a citizen was watching news coverage related to the martial law situation in the Seoul Station waiting room. Photo by Yonhap News

President Yoon Suk-yeol will deliver a national address at 10 a.m. on the 7th. After wavering between a public address and visiting the National Assembly as measures to resolve the emergency martial law situation, the Blue House is now expected to issue a public apology through the address.

The Blue House announced in a press release that morning, "President Yoon will deliver a live national address at 10 a.m. today." This is President Yoon's first official statement since the declaration of emergency martial law on the night of the 3rd and its lifting in the early hours of the 4th.

In the address held four days after the emergency martial law incident, President Yoon is expected to explain the purpose of declaring martial law and apologize for the confusion caused.

The day before, as Han Dong-hoon, leader of the People Power Party, effectively shifted his stance to support the impeachment motion against President Yoon, increasing the likelihood of the motion passing in the National Assembly plenary session, the Blue House explored various options to find a solution.

In the afternoon of the previous day, there were reports that President Yoon might clarify his position through a national address or visit the National Assembly to persuade lawmakers directly, but the Blue House denied all such claims.

President Yoon held separate meetings with Han, the leader of the People Power Party, and Choo Kyung-ho, the floor leader. Additionally, Jeong Jin-seok, Chief of Staff at the Blue House, and aides in Yongsan met with Park Jeong-ha, secretary to the party leader, to discuss ways to resolve the situation.

As the impeachment vote approached that afternoon and support for impeachment rapidly gained momentum, the Blue House, after considering various options, appears to have decided to apologize to the public through the address.

President Yoon remained silent and did not express any position even after the lifting of martial law on the 4th. This led some to analyze that rather than appeasing public opinion, President Yoon was focusing on managing ruling party votes to prevent the passage of the impeachment motion.

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