Six South Korean opposition parties have submitted a bill to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol.

The bill was just submitted to the National Assembly , South Korea's legislative body, at 2:40 p.m. (local time). Six parties, including the main opposition Democratic Party, decided to jointly propose impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk-yeol following the backlash over the martial law decree.

According to Yonhap , the bill is expected to be considered at the plenary session of the South Korean National Assembly on November 5th and is scheduled for a vote on November 6th or 7th.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. (Photo: Reuters)

Earlier, senior aides to President Yoon Suk-yeol, including Chief of Staff Chung Jin-suk, National Security Advisor Shin Won-sik, Chief of Staff for Policy Sung Tae-yoon, and seven other senior aides, submitted their resignations.

The resignation was submitted after President Yoon Suk-yeol announced that his cabinet had unanimously agreed to lift martial law imposed last night. The reason for the decision was not disclosed.

On the night of December 3rd, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol surprised everyone by declaring martial law, citing "anti-state" actions by the opposition Democratic Party, which controls the National Assembly.

The South Korean National Assembly held an emergency meeting early on December 4th with the participation of 190 lawmakers and voted to pass a resolution demanding that President Yoon Suk-yeol lift martial law. The Speaker of the National Assembly and the opposition leader said they had to climb the wall to get inside the building.

The South Korean president subsequently approved lifting martial law.

According to Han Dong-hoon, leader of the People Power Party, the South Korean president's decision to declare martial law is a "tragedy."

Some lawmakers have urged the South Korean leader to provide a detailed explanation for his decision to declare martial law, which they consider "unconstitutional," and have called for his resignation.

More than 40 lawmakers from opposition parties called for the immediate impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol, accusing him of "masterminding acts of mismanagement and treason." The opposition Democratic Party stated it would begin impeachment proceedings if the South Korean president did not resign.

Kong Anh (Source: CNN)

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