(8 Dec 2024)
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Seoul – 08 December 2024
1. Wide of South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hun at a press briefing after a closed-door meeting
2. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Han Dong-hun, leader of ruling People Power Party (PPP):
"The already difficult livelihoods and economy have become even more challenging due to this situation, and other countries including our allies such as the United States and France, have expressed concerns about South Korea’s public order and security. Through an orderly resignation, we will minimize the chaos, alleviate the national and international anxiety, and restore the well-being of the people and the nation’s dignity. After discussions within the party, we will promptly share the specific measures."
3. Pan from PM Han to PPP leader Han
4. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Han Dong-hun, leader of ruling People Power Party (PPP):
"President Yoon Suk Yeol has also promised to entrust the party with stabilising the political situation including his term, in accordance with the will of the people. Therefore, I believe there will be no confusion during the orderly resignation process. Until the president’s resignation, the Prime Minister will work closely with the party to ensure that people’s livelihoods and state affairs proceed without disruption. Even before his resignation, the president will not be involved in state affairs, including diplomacy."
5. Wide of briefing
STORYLINE:
The leader of South Korea’s ruling PPP said his party will seek president Yoon Suk Yeol’s “orderly” early exit, after the embattled Yoon avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law.
Han Dong-hun, the leader of the People Power Party (PPP), said in a joint briefing with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo following their closed-door meeting that Yoon will not be involved in state affairs and diplomacy even before he steps down.
"Through an orderly resignation, we will minimize the chaos, alleviate the national and international anxiety, and restore the well-being of the people and the nation’s dignity, " he said.
Most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a parliamentary vote Saturday to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend Yoon’s presidential powers.
The scrapping of the motion is expected to intensify protests calling for Yoon’s ouster and deepen political chaos in South Korea, with a survey suggesting a majority of South Koreans support the president’s impeachment. Yoon’s martial law declaration drew criticism from his own ruling conservative People Power Party, but the party is also determined to oppose Yoon’s impeachment apparently because it fears losing the presidency to liberals.
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