Iran Press/Asia: On the night of December 3, Yoon stunned the nation and the international community by suspending civilian rule and sending troops to Parliament. However, he was forced into a U-turn after lawmakers nixed his decree.
Opposition parties proposed the impeachment motion, which needed a two-thirds majority to pass, but a near-total boycott by Mr Yoon’s People Power Party (PPP) doomed it to failure.
“The number of members who voted did not reach the required two-thirds majority,” National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-Shik said, adding that as a result, the impeachment vote was “not valid”.
He said the country – and the world – was watching, adding that it was “very regrettable that a vote could not even be held on such a significant national issue”.
He said it signified “a failure to engage in the democratic process” on the part of the ruling party. 204
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