[Anchor]
A day before the second vote on President Yoon's impeachment, the People's Power said it will hold a general meeting of lawmakers tomorrow to make a final decision on the party's position, including whether to attend the vote.
The Democratic Party of Korea is raising the pressure by urging the ruling party to join the vote.
I'm connecting with the National Assembly reporter, reporter Son Hyo-jung!
After all, the size of the leave vote within the ruling party is the key.
Please tell us the atmosphere of the ruling party in detail today.
[Reporter]
Attention is focusing on whether the ruling party will participate in the vote tomorrow or decide to reject the impeachment bill as a party platform.
Kwon Sung-dong, the new floor leader, volunteered for an unscheduled press conference a while ago and expressed his position on this.
Tomorrow, they will hold a general meeting of lawmakers to share their opinions candidly on the impeachment vote and decide on the party's theory.
However, he stressed that the impeachment vote should also be a top priority for stabilizing state affairs and resolving public anxiety, and that not all situations will end tomorrow.Floor leader
agrees that emergency martial law is wrong, but points out that unconstitutionality and illegality should wait and see the results of the investigation.
Immediately before the vote, the position of the people's power will be decided, but it is true that it is difficult for the pro-Yoon community as well as the pro-Yoon community to prevent the passing of the impeachment motion this time.Seven lawmakers have so far declared their support for impeachment
, approaching eight votes to leave to fill the quorum.As more lawmakers have expressed their intention to participate in the vote regardless of the pros and cons of impeachment
, the size of the departure vote is likely to increase.
Cracks are also appearing within the party leadership, which has opposed impeachment with party theories.
Representative Han Dong-hoon turned from "orderly resignation" to "pro-impeachment" after President Yoon's statement yesterday, and even convened an ethics committee to discuss the expulsion of the president and his leaving the party.
In a CBS radio interview, Chin-gye Shin Ji-ho, head of the strategic planning department, pointed out that the emergency martial law incident could be a sufficient reason for disciplinary action.
However, there are still voices advocating for the president and criticizing representative Han's leadership, centering on the pro-Yoon-gye.
Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun pointed out on social media that hasty decisions should be refrained, saying, "Why are you trying to convict and bring down the president first without legal procedures or investigation of the president?"
[Anchor]
The opposition parties, including the Democratic Party, are pressuring the ruling party to pass the impeachment bill, right?
[Reporter]
As the impeachment vote approaches, the Democratic Party is raising the level of public opinion against the ruling party.
Chairman Lee Jae-myung issued a statement today, urging members of the People's Power to join the vote in favor of impeachment.Regarding President Yoon's statement
, he criticized that he declared a war of madness to the people and emphasized that what you have to protect is not the power of the people, but the lives of the people.
The Democratic Party is also closely watching the size of the ruling party's departure vote, which changes from time to time.
Even though they say they can't be relieved yet, they are encouraging to see a series of declarations in favor of impeachment within the ruling party.
Supreme Council member Jeon Hyun-hee said on CBS radio that he believes more ruling party lawmakers will support impeachment after the president's statement, and predicted that up to double digits could be possible.
In the midst of this, Cho Kuk, the leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, lost his parliamentary seat as he was sentenced to two years in prison ahead of the impeachment vote.Some predicted that one vote in favor of impeachment
would be reduced, but the process of succession of proportional representation has been completed, which will not affect the vote.
So far, I'm Son Hyo-jung of YTN in the National Assembly.
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