Impeaching and uprising: What can you expect Yoon Suk Yeol?
Impeaching and uprising: What can you expect Yoon Suk Yeol?
The decision of the South Korean Parlaments, President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday to remove the office , marked the climax of an amazing political conflict, which was triggered by his surprising decision. Yoon, whose short -lived decree triggered protests and political turbulence for weeks, was temporarily suspended after the vote of at least 12 members of his own government party, which voted for his deduction, after he had refused to withdraw.
uncertain future for Yoon
The long way to formal office
The vote on the elevation on Saturday - which caused cheering the demonstrators in front of the parliament - is only the first step in a possibly long and challenging process to formally end Yoon's presidency. The next step now lies with the constitutional court, which has up to 180 days to decide whether it confirms or rejects the vote on the collection of office. In the meantime, Prime Minister Han Duck-Soo acts as the reigning president.
The court came together for the first time on Monday to discuss Yoon's case, and announced that it would prevent the first pre -negotiation on December 27. It explained the case as a "top priority", among other things, among other officials, which were initiated by the opposition to Yoon's government, including the Minister of Justice, public prosecutors and other high -ranking civil servants.
past of the office surveys in South Korea
In 2016, the constitutional court needed three months to make the decision, Park geun-hye Female President of the country to remove from office by raising office. Park was sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption and abuse of power, but was later pardoned. Her successor, Roh Moo-Hyun, survived his office in 2004 after the constitutional court had rejected the application after two months of advice. He was able to continue his five -year term to the end.
In this case, the examination of Yoon's future is complicated by another factor: the nine -member constitutional court currently only has six judges because the vacant positions that have been created by retirement of judges have not yet been filled. According to the South Korean constitution, at least six judges have to agree to an office survey so that this is valid. This means that the current judges would unanimously vote for the ceremony to formally discontinue Yoon, unless the open positions will be filled in the coming weeks.
The opposition parties and the government party strive to appoint three judges by the end of the month. If the constitutional court of Yoon's elevation confirms, he would become the most shortest acting president in the democratic history of South Korea. In this case, new elections would have to be held within 60 days.
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