- Joined
- Jun 21, 2016
"Chung Jin-suk, floor leader of the ruling Saenrui Party said at Cheong Wa Dae in the afternoon that the president had not explicitly said that she would step down in April, instead indicating that she would face impeachment 'according to legal procedure.' ... Saenuri nonmainstreamers vowing to support the impeachment bill ... On Monday, two days after the sixth and largest candlelight anti-Park rally swept across the nation, those who do not align themselves with the president said they would support impeachment ... last-minute attempts to coax the relatively moderate members of the non-Park group -- who have hinted at backing away from the impeachment plan -- once Park gestures at stepping down voluntarily ... nonmainstreamers have recently made it clear that they will not ease down on forcefully driving out the scandal-ridden president ... 'We have decided that the only way to solve the current crisis is to go ahead with the impeachment procedure' ... would continue to uphold the impeachment bill, whether or not Park offers to resign by April ... 'The people have made it clear that the president’s (self-directed) withdrawal from power is not an acceptable solution' ... 35 non-Park lawmakers had explicitly expressed their approval of the impeachment bill ... The Saenuri’s anti-Park cluster, comprising of some 40 members, is likely to complete the necessary two-thirds quorum to pass the impeachment bill in the 300-seat Assembly. The number of opposition and liberal-leaning independent lawmakers currently stands at 172, falling 28 short of the 200 mark"
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20161206000805