South Korea's head of government surprisingly supports the president's elevation

South Korea's head of government surprisingly supports the president's elevation

Seoul, South Korea-the chairman of the governing party in South Korea, Han Dong-Hoon, said on Friday that it was necessary to suspend the president's constitutional powers. He indicates that the party had its earlier rejection of President Yoon Suk Yeol's elevation about his enactment of war law could possibly change.

serious accusations against President Yoon

growing pressure on President Yoon

"I said yesterday that I would try to prevent the adoption of this application for office in order to avert unprepared chaos and damage to the population and our supporters. In view of these newly appearing facts Pressure on the president, while an impending vote on the elevation of office in parliament is imminent.

risk of extreme measures

"If President Yoon remains in office, there is a considerable risk that extreme measures such as this war law pronouncement will be repeated, which brings South Korea and its citizens in great danger," added Han. "I am firmly convinced that the time has now come to think exclusively of South Korea and its People."

a change in opinion within the party

Hans Comments seem to present a remarkable change in the pitch. Previously, he had criticized the most important opposition party because she wanted to advance her efforts to raise the presidents. In an interview with CNN on Thursday, he had said that "their political interests about the potential damage and the instability that this hasty elevation of the population could bring", prioritized.

parliamentary pressure and uncertain future

Han, who had heavily criticized the president because of his unexpected decree, reported that he met Yoon on Wednesday and told him that the events of Tuesday evening "had left" a big scar on Korea and our party ".

Some South Korean MPs have camped in the parliament building since Tuesday evening, for fear that Yoon could once again call for war law after the country, which only lasted six hours, has been plunged into political unrest and uncertainty.

YOON is exposed to increasing calls after his resignation, since the MPs debate how they should proceed with an application to raise the president. A vote will be expected in the next two days.

The legal framework of the office survey

According to the South Korean constitution, an application for office of two thirds of the 300 MPs of the parliament must be approved in order to be brought to the exam in front of one of the highest courts of the state, the constitutional court. The democratic party, smaller opposition parties and independent have a total of 192 seats, which means that they need the support of at least eight members of Yoons People Power Party to adopt the application.

This story continues to develop.