(7 Dec 2024)
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Seoul, South Korea – 7 December 2024
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Ciaran McQuillan, The Associated Press
"Chaotic scenes in the South Korean national assembly this evening as lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party walked out of the chamber before a scheduled vote on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol."
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2. SOUNDBITES (English) Ciaran McQuillan, The Associated Press:
"The president, who had not been seen in public since late Tuesday night when he declared martial law, appeared briefly on national television this morning to apologise for the measure. But despite nationwide protests calling for him to step down, Yoon said he would not resign, sounded defiant, he said he would not shirk legal or political responsibility for the declaration and promised not to make another attempt to impose martial law. However, he did say he would leave it to his party to chart a course through the country’s political turmoil, including, quote, ‘matters related to my term in office’. Well, it seems that his party has charted that course by walking out of the chamber here this evening, scuppering the opposition’s attempts to impeach the president, for now."
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3. SOUNDBITES (English) Ciaran McQuillan, The Associated Press
"For four consecutive nights, tens of thousands of demonstrators, many carrying candles and lights, have braved the freezing temperatures here in Seoul and gathered outside the national assembly and elsewhere in the country and in the capital. They’re calling on the president to step down immediately. And many of these protesters weren’t even born the last time that martial law was declared in the late 1970s. And it’s seen as an arcane throwback to a darker chapter in South Korea’s history and that is what has shocked this democracy to the core."
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4. SOUNDBITES (English) Ciaran McQuillan, The Associated Press
"The turmoil resulting from bizarre and poorly thought out political stunt has now paralysed South Korean politics and sparked alarm among key diplomatic partners. The likely defeat of the motion is expected to intensify public protests calling for Yoon’s ouster and deepening the political chaos in South Korea, with one survey suggesting a majority of South Koreans support the president’s impeachment."
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STORYLINE:
South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law.
Most of Yoon’s ruling party lawmakers boycotted a parliamentary vote to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend his presidential powers.
The scrapping of the motion is expected to intensify protests calling for Yoon’s ouster and deepen political chaos in South Korea.
A survey suggests 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 also apparently fears losing the presidency to liberals.
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