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(Seoul=News1) Reporter Kim Min-ji: Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, holds a hand picket with the phrase ‘If you refuse, you’re an accomplice’ during a general assembly meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, urging for a special investigation into Kim Keon-hee. 2024.10.4/News1 Copyright (C) News1. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution are prohibited, AI learning use is banned. / Photo by: (Seoul=News1) Reporter Kim Min-ji,
, ‘Regarding the speculation that the Democratic Party is preparing an impeachment motion against President Yoon Seok-yeol, associated with the Innovation Party, the Democratic Party clarified, “We are not planning any impeachment. We don’t believe there is a need to align with the Innovation Party’s impeachment push.”‘,
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, ‘On the morning of the 29th, Yoon Jong-gun, the Democratic Party’s floor spokesperson, met with reporters after the party’s policy meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, and stated, “The impeachment issue is something the Democratic Party will independently assess, considering the political situation and various indicators.”‘,
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, ‘The previous day, the leader of the Innovation Party announced during a press conference commemorating 100 days since taking office that an impeachment motion against President Yoon will soon be revealed. He emphasized the necessity of forming a majority coalition that could include conservative figures embarrassed by the current administration, in addition to opposition parties like the Democratic Party and Innovation Party, to generate political momentum to end the current regime.’,
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, ‘Regarding this, Shin Jang-sik from the Innovation Party, speaking to reporters after a general assembly meeting on the same day (29th), mentioned, “We are drafting an impeachment motion and will announce it at a not-too-distant time,” adding, “As it is a draft, it is not yet complete. We need to gather opinions from other parties to address any shortcomings.” When asked if the chief allegation would be state corruption, he replied, “Of course.”‘,
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, “The Democratic Party announced plans to focus their efforts on passing the ‘Kim Keon-hee Special Investigation Law’ starting with an outdoor protest on November 2nd, organizing a party committee called the ‘Myungtaekyun Gate Investigation Task Force’ and increasing their governmental offensive.”,
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, ‘However, they maintained that they have “no plans” for a party-level push for President Yoon’s impeachment. While individual Democratic Party lawmakers like Rep. Kang Deuk-gu have joined the ‘Impeachment Preparation Coalition’ or attended related events, the party leadership stated that these actions were “individual actions of the lawmakers.”‘,
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, ‘The Democratic Party appears to be concentrating its resources on public opinion campaigns for the Kim Keon-hee Special Investigation Law through outdoor protests, a nationwide signature petition, and the production of promotional materials.’