South Korean leader's power hangs by thread as parliament prepares major vote
Opposition parties in South Korea put forward papers to remove their president from office. The parliament needs to decide on this historic step within next few days
In a ground-breaking move South Korean opposition groups joined forces to challenge Yoon Suk Yeolʼs leadership position. Six different political parties submitted papers to start removal process‚ after his un-successful try to bring in military-style control
The national assembly (which is the main law-making body) will look at these documents tomorrow: they need to check everything before moving forward with this super-important decision. The whole process might end with a big vote on friday - but getting rid of a president isnt easy and needs lots of support
The situation got really messy after Yoonʼs attempt to use emergency powers didnt work out. Now heʼs got two not-so-good choices in front of him — either step down by himself or wait until parliament makes its choice. The law-makers need a super-big majority to kick him out‚ which makes this whole thing pretty tricky
This political shake-up (happening right in the middle of winter) shows how quick things can change in South-east Asian politics. The opposition groups are working together to push their plan through‚ but theres still lots of steps before anything final happens
