South Korea’s PM to convene Cabinet meeting, issue joint statement with ruling party leader
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People Power Party chief Han Dong-hoon answering questions from journalists as he left the national assembly in Seoul on Dec 6.
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SEOUL – South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and ruling People Power Party chair Han Dong-hoon will release a joint public statement after holding a second meeting in response to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s decree of martial law,
Though the agenda of the meeting has yet to be announced, observers said that various scenarios that could lessen Mr Yoon’s grip on his constitutional power will be discussed.
The Prime Minister will convene an extraordinary Cabinet meeting at 2pm after releasing the joint statement, officials said.
The two previously met ahead of the national assembly’s failed impeachment vote against Mr Yoon and agreed to closely communicate and oversee the economic issues concerning the people’s livelihoods.
Mr Han Duck-soo would serve as the country’s leader in an acting capacity if the President resigned. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
