The Democratic Party decides to reject Kim Geon-hee special prosecutor bill by voting and presidential impeachment walkout
Anonymous voting method to prevent 'impeachment motion' defection votes
Likely to choose collective absence or abstention
Kim Yeosa's special prosecutor law participated but rejected
On the 7th, the People Power Party decided to reject both the impeachment motion against President Yoon Seok-yeol and the special investigation law for First Lady Kim Geon-hee at the National Assembly plenary session.
According to the ruling party, the People Power Party confirmed this party stance at the party meeting held at the National Assembly that day.
Park Jeong-hoon, a member of the People Power Party, stated on his social media service (SNS), "The party stance has been set to oppose both the impeachment and the special investigation."
The approval requirement for the presidential impeachment motion is two-thirds (200 seats) of the total members of the National Assembly. If all opposition party members combine their votes, it totals 192 votes, so unless there are more than 8 defections from the People Power Party, the motion will be rejected.
The impeachment vote is conducted by secret ballot, so there is a possibility of defections against the party stance. Therefore, it appears that the People Power Party chose methods such as collective absence or abstention to completely block voting. A ruling party official said, "They will vote on the special investigation, and then on the impeachment."
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Unlike the impeachment motion, the special investigation law for First Lady Kim, which was returned to the National Assembly after the president's request for reconsideration, requires a majority of the total members present and approval by two-thirds of the members present to pass. Since it could pass with only opposition party members if the ruling party abstains, participation in voting by People Power Party members is inevitable.
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