South Korea's opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, will push for another impeachment vote against President Yoon Suk-yeol. Protests grow as critics denounce Yoon's martial law declaration.
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00:00South Korea's opposition leader said on Sunday that his party will push for a second vote
00:05on a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk-yool.
00:08If approved, the second impeachment motion will take place on December 14.
00:12Yoon avoided the first opposition-led bid to impeach him because most ruling party members
00:17boycotted the vote on Saturday to prevent the two-thirds majority needed to suspend
00:22his presidential powers.
00:24If impeached, the country's constitutional court then may decide to remove him from office,
00:29which after he will be prosecuted for sending heavily armed soldiers into Seoul's streets
00:34with declaration of martial law, a move that shocked the world.
00:37Meanwhile, the vote's defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and further escalate
00:42political turmoil.