Lee Jae-myung: "No Way Other Than Immediate Resignation or Impeachment of President Yoon"
Summary
- Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, emphasized that there is no solution other than the immediate resignation and impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol.
- Lee criticized President Yoon's apology in his national address about the declaration of martial law, stating it increases the public's sense of betrayal and anger.
- He declared that he would strongly push for the president's resignation and impeachment together with the people.
Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, expressed his disappointment on the 7th regarding President Yoon Suk-yeol's apology in his national address about the declaration of martial law.
In a press conference with domestic and foreign reporters following President Yoon's address, Lee criticized it as "a statement that does not meet the expectations of the people at all, further increasing the sense of betrayal and anger among the public."
He stated, "The greatest risk to South Korea is the very existence of the president," adding, "There is no other way but the immediate resignation of the president or early retirement through impeachment."
Lee emphasized, "I will do my best for the resignation and impeachment of the president. Together with the people, I will strongly push for the exclusion of the president, the main culprit of South Korea's risk and civil unrest, from office."
Yoo Ji-hee, Hankyung.com reporter keephee@hankyung.com
Korea Economic Daily
hankyung@bloomingbit.ioThe Korea Economic Daily Global is a digital media where latest news on Korean companies, industries, and financial markets.
![Evernorth: “XRP Is Central to Next-Generation Finance…A Downturn Is a Buying Opportunity” [Cointerview]](https://media.bloomingbit.io/PROD/news/3c5ebde2-c604-4886-aa3e-b8c1e0c600c4.webp?w=250)
