South Korea Cabinet ministers offer to resign en masse
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Ruling and opposition lawmakers unanimously voted in favor of a resolution urging the President to withdraw martial law during an emergency plenary session of National Assembly on Dec 4.
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SEOUL - South Korea’s Cabinet ministers have expressed their intention to resign en masse to the Prime Minister, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Dec 4, citing a source close to the ruling party.
The report comes after a martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk Yeol
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is scheduled to meet the ruling People Power Party leadership and senior aides to Mr Yoon at 2pm, Chosun Ilbo reported.
The leader of Mr Yoon’s ruling People Power Party Han Dong-hoon had called for Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun to be fired and the entire Cabinet to resign.
Defence Minister Kim had reportedly proposed the martial law declaration to Mr Yoon.
The People Power Party’s Mr Han told reporters he also suggested Mr Yoon be kicked out of the party, but ruling party lawmakers had various views.
Mr Yoon’s chief of staff and senior secretaries had earlier offered to resign en masse, the Newsis and Yonhap news agencies reported on Dec 4. REUTERS
