Opposition Potential Presidential Candidates Say "Impeachment Failure Is a Historic Betrayal"... Issue Unified 'Warning' to Ruling Party Lawmakers

Kim Bu-gyeom "Impeachment Support Will Save People's Livelihoods"
Kim Kyung-soo "Today's Silence Is the Beginning of Downfall"
Kim Dong-yeon "The People Will Surely Win"

On the 14th, ahead of the vote on the impeachment motion against President Yoon Seok-yeol, leading figures of the opposition party also voiced their opinions in unison. They emphasized that the push for impeachment against President Yoon reflects public sentiment and urged ruling party lawmakers to vote in favor of impeachment.

Former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on Facebook that morning, "Today is a day of decision that will be recorded in the history of the Republic of Korea," adding, "The only way to prevent a greater crisis is impeachment."

Former Prime Minister Kim added, "A president who declares war on the people has already lost his qualifications," and said, "Supporting impeachment is not betrayal. The failure of impeachment is a historic betrayal." He then earnestly appealed to the lawmakers of the People Power Party, saying, "Your support for impeachment will restore the constitutional order of the Republic of Korea and save the livelihood of the people."

Former Prime Minister Kim is scheduled to attend and speak at a rally urging impeachment held in Daegu on the same day.

Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, Facebook.

Former Governor of Gyeongnam Province Kim Kyung-soo also posted on Facebook in the afternoon under the title "Let's welcome the first day of a new Republic of Korea together," stating, "Today in 2024, the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea is being watched by the people. The world is watching."

Former Governor Kim also warned the People Power Party lawmakers, emphasizing, "I warn you, today's silence is the beginning of downfall."

He said, "Please, at least today, be a conscientious head of the family and a parent you are not ashamed of before being a normal politician," and added, "I believe the wishes of the people suffering on the cold asphalt on this chilly day will never be in vain."

Former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum. Photo by Yonhap News

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon also posted a photo on Facebook the night before showing his attendance at a rally calling for President Yoon Seok-yeol's resignation held in Sinchon, saying, "I am sorry and grateful to the youth who came out to the streets and raised their voices to protect democracy. The protagonists of the 'Cheering Stick Revolution' that will set the Republic of Korea straight in 2024 are our youth."

He continued, "Tomorrow (the 14th), the people will surely win," emphasizing, "Immediate arrest of Yoon Seok-yeol! Immediate impeachment!"

The second impeachment motion against President Yoon will be put to a vote at the National Assembly plenary session at 4 p.m. on the same day.

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