Ahn Cheol-soo, Who Attended the Vote on the 'Yoon Impeachment Bill,' Says "Voting According to the People's Will"

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Ahn Cheol-soo, a member of the People Power Party who participated in the vote on the 'Impeachment Motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol,' stated that he "voted according to the will of the people."

On the afternoon of the 7th, Ahn Cheol-soo, a member of the People Power Party who participated in the vote on the impeachment motion against President Yoon Seok-yeol held at the National Assembly, placed his nameplate into the nameplate box after casting his vote. Photo by Yonhap News

After the vote at the National Assembly plenary session on the 7th, Ahn told reporters, "Yesterday, I told the President two things," adding, "I asked him to present, before the vote, the timing of his voluntary resignation and a plan for governing the country."

He continued, "This morning, I entrusted all of that to the party, and the party had the obligation to provide answers on these two matters before today's vote. They have the duty to explain not to me, but to the people," and questioned, "But the party failed to explain these in a timely manner. How many people could accept that?"

Ahn addressed the lawmakers who abstained from voting, saying, "Each member of the National Assembly is a constitutional institution," and "According to the Constitution and the National Assembly Act, even if there is a party line, exercising one's voting rights according to personal conviction takes precedence." He added, "In that sense, I faithfully fulfilled my duties as a constitutional institution and voted according to my convictions in accordance with the National Assembly Act."

Ahn concluded, "I hope the party quickly reaches an agreement on the specific details of when the President will voluntarily resign and how he will govern, and announces this to the people as soon as possible."

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