Desperation in Seoul: Ignored by media, conservatives protest 2nd impeachment vote

by WorldTribune Staff, December 14, 2024 Real World News

As his supporters flooded the streets of Seoul early on Dec. 14, South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol warned he would legally contest impeachment proceedings rather than resign early, signaling his readiness to face a Constitutional Court review if impeached.

His strong preference for legal action over resignation could influence the second impeachment vote scheduled for Dec. 14, the Chosun Ilbo reported.

Anti-impeachment conservatives in the streets of Seoul of Dec. 14, 2024. Screenshots for Social Media.

[Update: The National Assembly approved the impeachment motion on Dec. 14. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will step in as acting president until the Constitutional Court either upholds or rejects the motion within 180 days, according to law.]

Yoon’s ruling People Power Party had proposed various early resignation scenarios. However, Yoon on Dec. 12, addressed the nation saying, “Despite unconstitutional actions by the opposition, I have adhered to my constitutional authority.” The ruling party warned that if Yoon maintains his position, impeachment proceedings could become unavoidable.

The first motion to impeach Yoon failed one week earlier on Dec. 7 due to a lack of quorum, after nearly all lawmakers from Yoon’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotted the vote. A two-thirds majority is required to pass the motion, which would need support from at least eight PPP lawmakers.

As of Dec. 13, seven PPP lawmakers have publicly expressed their support for Yoon’s impeachment.

Meanwhile massive and passionate street demonstrations in Seoul on Dec. 14 supporting Yoon and opposing impeachment are again being ignored by the legacy media which focused instead on plans for a “candlelight” demonstrations in support of the leftist Democratic Party of Korea and for impeachment of the kind that helped topple the previous conservative President Park Geun-Hye in 2017.

Fight, fight, fight. U.S.-based anti-CCP analysts Gordon Change urged: ‘Stay strong, #SouthKorea! Rally to save your country!’

Such conservative demonstrations typically feature American flags making clear the contrast between the current pro-U.S. PPP vs the generally pro-North Korea, anti-U.S. and pro-CCP Democratic Party of Korea which currently dominates the National Assembly.

Prominent U.S.-based China analyst Gordon Chang spoke out Friday with warnings that the CCP is exercising widening influence in South Korea. “Stay strong, #SouthKorea! Rally to save your country! Fight!,” he posted on X on Dec. 13.

International media reports have done little to clear up confusion over the seemingly irrational declaration of martial law by President Yoon late in the evening of Dec. 3. Reports by WorldTribune.com detailed those issues involving widespread concerns about election fraud in 2020 and earlier this year which have yet to be investigated. See: South Korea on the brink? President defends martial law as Left poised to dominate government, December 12, 2024.

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