“Even if you wield a hoe, the president is unyielding… A judgment of the administration is the voice of the people”
Civil organizations mention that “the actual impeachment drive is the people’s order” in a joint press conference,
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Park Chan-dae, standing in for the duties of party president and chief whip
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Kim Ju-hyeong reporter = Park Chan-dae, standing in for the duties of party president and chief whip of the Democratic Party, is speaking at a meeting of the Supreme Council held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 3rd. 2024.7.3 [email protected],
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, ‘(Seoul=Yonhap News) Im Hyeong-seop Park Gyeong-jun O Gyu-jin reporter = The agreement to demand the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol surpassed 1 million signatures in response to the national consensus petition submitted to the parliament on the 3rd.’,
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, ‘After being posted on the parliamentary website on the 24th of last month, it has received over 100,000 agreements per day on average.’,
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, ‘The Democratic Party criticized President Yoon and the government.’,
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, ‘On this day at a meeting of the Supreme Council held at the National Assembly, Park Chan-dae, standing in for the duties of party president and chief whip, pointed out, “Despite the thorough judgment by the people in the general election, nothing has changed. The promise of government reform has been thrown away like a scrap of paper, and the commitment to innovation in the cabinet, including the Prime Minister, has disappeared.”‘,
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, ‘He further emphasized, “Even if we stir up chaos and wield a hoe, the president remains unyielding, like a wind of his own. It is amazing that a million people joined the impeachment petition in less than two weeks.” and said, “For national affairs on the verge of shipwreck, the president must change if they are to find their place.”‘,
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, ‘Jung Cheong-rae, a member of the Supreme Council, mentioned the difficulty of accessing the website due to the influx of people agreeing with the petition and said, “If the access was smooth, it would have surpassed 5 million.” and stated, “This is the voice of the people to judge the Yoon Suk-yeol administration and the People Power Party.’,
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, ‘Also, Ko Min-jeong, another member of the Supreme Council, criticized, “As public opinion for the impeachment of President Yoon rises, there is a possibility that the number of petition participants will increase to over 2 million, 3 million.” and said, “In this situation, the President’s office stubbornly insists that ‘impeachment is impossible without clear illegality’, shaking his head.”‘,
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, ‘In particular, the Democratic Party has raised the level of its offensive towards the ruling party, considering holding a hearing in the relevant Standing Committee, the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, in relation to this petition.’,
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, ‘According to the current regulations, a petition with over 50,000 agreements within 30 days should be referred to the Standing Committee’s Petitions Review Subcommittee, and if the validity of the petition is recognized through the review, it can be deliberated in the plenary session.’,
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, ‘In the case of this petition, since it has already received over 50,000 agreements, the relevant Standing Committee, the Legislation and Judiciary Committee’s Petitions Review Subcommittee should review this petition, and through this process, a hearing can be considered.’,
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, ‘Kang Yu-jeong, the chief spokesperson for the party, stated at a parliamentary briefing on the day, “The Democratic Party will take the demands of 1 million citizens seriously and will thoroughly review through the Legislative and Judiciary Committee’s Petitions Review Subcommittee and the plenary session. If necessary for a thorough review, we will conduct procedures such as a hearing.”‘,
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, ‘Regarding this, a parliamentary official explained in a call with Yonhap News, “If a hearing is actually held, the government may be burdened as it can adopt key government officials as witnesses.”‘,
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, ‘There is also a perception that using the impeachment petition as a link, civil organizations are putting pressure on the ruling party.’,
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, “On this day at the parliamentary communication office, Democratic Party member Kang Deok-gu held a press conference along with the civil organization ‘Candlelight Resistance.'”,
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, ‘In the press conference statement, the Candlelight Resistance stated, “An impeachment petition of over 1 million is not just for pressure, but an actual order from the people to push forward and carry out the impeachment.” and claimed, “We will use the planned Candlelight March on July 20 as the ‘Impeachment Petitioners’ rally.’ Let\’s push for the impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol through 10 million petitions and 1 million candlelights.”‘,
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