Gwangju Civic Group Demands Passage of Yoon Impeachment Motion

Many citizens attending the 4th General Rally of Gwangju Citizens held at the 5·18 Democracy Square on the 7th afternoon are watching the situation at the National Assembly. Photo by Song Bohyun

On the afternoon of the 7th, as the National Assembly held a plenary session to vote on the impeachment motion against President Yoon Seok-yeol, citizens in the Gwangju area took to the square to demand "Yoon Seok-yeol's resignation."

About 2,000 citizens, including the Gwangju Emergency Action for the Resignation of the Yoon Seok-yeol Regime, held the 4th general rally of citizens at the 5·18 Democracy Square in Dong-gu, Gwangju, on the afternoon of the 7th.

At the rally, citizens shouted slogans such as “Let's beat the madman before the Republic of Korea collapses! Pass the impeachment motion!” following the lead of actor Jijeongnam and pansori singer Baek Geum-ryeol, who hosted the event. Meanwhile, the citizens present at the scene watched tensely the vote counting and ballot counting process of the 'Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Law' that took place in advance of the impeachment vote against Yoon Seok-yeol in the National Assembly plenary session.

Mr. Jang, in his 60s, wearing a thick fur hat, said, “Yoon Seok-yeol, who made the people anxious with an absurd martial law, must step down from his position,” adding, “Although it will take time until the final procedural conclusion, I will watch until the end.”

Mr. Kim, who attended with his 5-year-old daughter, said, “I cannot pass on such a dictatorship world to my child. That is why I came out to the square despite the cold weather.”

Meanwhile, as the Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Law and the impeachment motion against President Yoon were proposed mainly by opposition parties, the People Power Party adopted a party stance opposing both bills. The People Power Party attended the re-vote on the special prosecutor bill for Mrs. Kim, cast opposing votes, then left the plenary session and did not participate in the impeachment vote.

On the 7th, during the 4th General Rally of Gwangju Citizens held at the 5·18 Democracy Square in the afternoon, a girl is holding a handmade sign that reads "Don't ruin my future." Photo by Song Bohyun

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