FILE PHOTO: South Korean ruling People Power Party's leader Han Dong-hoon leaves after a press conference following the 22nd parliamentary election day in Seoul, South Korea, April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File photo
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's ruling party leader said President Yoon Suk Yeol needed to be removed from power for trying to impose martial law, increasing the pressure on him to quit even though members of his People Power Party late on Friday reaffirmed its formal opposition to his impeachment.
On Saturday, lawmakers will vote on the main opposition Democratic Party's motion to impeach Yoon, who shocked the nation late on Tuesday when he gave the military sweeping emergency powers in order to root out what he called "anti-state forces" and overcome obstructionist political opponents.
