South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol survives impeachment vote
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How much leverage does this guy have to survive impeachment after declaring martial-fucking-law for no reason?
Probably the logic of the ruling party: this president is not great, but if we impeach him now there will be elections and a new president will be elected, this time one from the opposition party. Competent president working for the other party might be considered worse than an incompetent and corrupt one.
I am sure they would vote for impeachment if they had real chances of winning the presidential elections.
Disclaimer: I know nothing about Korean politics, except some recent headlines.
Same, still I appreciate the attempt to rationalize the situation.
His party didn't show preventing the 2/3 of parliament required for the vote to be held. They are planning on trying again Wed.
So if they show up the vote happens and he probably goes down. If they don't show up they don't get to vote on anything.
If history is any indication, he will be reelected.
Because its more complicated than him just being a bad guy.
He did a stupid, very bad move, but it was because the CCP-infected, anti-Japan opposition passed a budget that forced his hand, it would have apparently cut all government funding by a ridiculous degree.
The dude tried to arrest key legislators, including from his own party. This was the world's worst palace coup.
Yup. Absolutely.
The context in which he did those actions is critical though.
That budget cut was 0.7%. I have no sympathy. I will not be surprised when it comes out that this guy is in a cult and his cult leader got their shit cut and this unhinged response was the result.
For better context, here's what was going on with the budget., including the opposition party stopping aid to Ukraine and fighting investments that would make South Korea less reliant on Chinese semiconductors.
At 0.7 percentage points off a 3.2 point increase it's absolutely not what Yoon is characterizing it as and Bloomberg is giving Yoon and his ministers space rent free in that article.
Got a source on that? Google isn’t giving me anything useful
Reliable news channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gccPFeMJiE
Text of his actual speech: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/world/asia/president-yoon-speech-martial-law.html Mentioned that their budget cut 4.1 Trillion Won° from things like Disaster Prep and Child Care.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-yoon-suk-yeol-declared-martial-law-in-south-korea-what-does-that-mean/
°Google says that is ~3 billion USD, but this Globe and Mail(note: pro-business extremists) says 4 billion.
Is he really a reliable source?
He's quoting the New York Times there.
Which is quoting Yoon's speech, which he can say whatever he wants.
I was hoping about some reputable confirmation of what Yoon's claiming.
Also the guy with that YouTube channel is just having the show for entertainment, his goal is to maximize views, not to be a reputable journalist.
You didnt mention Globe and Mail, which is not quoting him.
Lmao bro what
Oh so they actually are copying the US.
And Hungary with the media takeover.
Enjoy that indefinite general strikes the unions already called
No. Charge him with treason and court martial his traitorous ass.
This is the weirdest timeline
The worst timeline