[December 7 National Assembly] 7 PM, 'Atmosphere Changed'... Ahn Cheol-soo, Kim Ye-ji, Kim Sang-wook Participate in Impeachment Vote

Park Chandae Urges Voting by Calling Out Each People Power Party Member
Park Seongjun: "Disrupting Voting by Holding Ruling Party Meeting"

Only five remain now. The atmosphere surrounding the vote on the impeachment motion against President Yoon Seok-yeol, which was initially expected to be rejected, is changing. Three lawmakers from the People Power Party have gone against the party line and participated in the vote.

On the 7th, the vote on President Yoon's impeachment motion is continuing for a long time in the National Assembly plenary session. While the vote on the impeachment motion is underway, Democratic Party lawmakers are waiting without voting to encourage additional votes from People Power Party members.

Minister of Justice Park Sung-jae is explaining the purpose of the request for reconsideration regarding the 'Special Investigation Act on First Lady Kim Geon-hee' at the National Assembly plenary session on the 7th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, called out the names of 107 out of 108 People Power Party lawmakers who did not participate in the vote during his explanation of the impeachment motion against President Yoon Seok-yeol in the National Assembly plenary session. As Park called out the names of ruling party lawmakers one by one, he appealed, "Return to the plenary hall even now."

Park said, "The declaration of martial law is an act of rebellion in which the president mobilized the military to maintain power, usurped the sovereignty of the people, and seized control of the executive, legislative, and judicial powers," adding, "Yoon Seok-yeol, who planned and led the rebellion, is the ringleader and mastermind of the rebellion."

In response, Park Chan-dae called out the names of People Power Party lawmakers one by one, urging them to attend the plenary session until the end. Every time Park called out the names of People Power Party lawmakers, the remaining opposition lawmakers stood up and shouted together. Park expressed gratitude by calling out the name of Ahn Cheol-soo, a People Power Party lawmaker who stayed until the end of the plenary session, saying, "Thank you."

At 6:18 p.m., the voting began. After the voting had somewhat settled, Speaker Woo said at 6:30 p.m., "There are still 52 lawmakers here (in the plenary hall) who have not voted." Some Democratic Party lawmakers responded, "We will not vote," intending to delay the end of the voting as much as possible. Speaker Woo replied, "I will wait."

During the ongoing voting, Speaker Woo said, "We must create a resilience of democracy unprecedented in the world," and urged, "As patriots and as members of the National Assembly representing the people of the Republic of Korea, please return and vote as a duty you must fulfill."

Subsequently, Kim Ye-ji and Kim Sang-wook, lawmakers from the People Power Party, entered the plenary hall and participated in the vote.

Meanwhile, Park Sung-jun, senior deputy floor leader of the Democratic Party, said, "The leadership of the People Power Party is obstructing the voting behavior of lawmakers through a party meeting."

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