South Korea’s ruling party floor leader offers to resign
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Ruling People Power Party floor leader Choo Kyung-ho leaving the national assembly in Seoul after a meeting with party leader Han Dong-hoon on Dec 6.
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SEOUL – South Korea’s ruling People Power Party representative Choo Kyung-ho announced on Dec 7 that he will be stepping down from his position as the party’s floor leader.
The announcement came during a general meeting of ruling party lawmakers, after the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol was scrapped
The impeachment motion required the backing of at least two-thirds of the 300-member assembly to pass.
Mr Choo was among 105 People Power Party lawmakers who boycotted the vote by exiting the chamber. The ruling party has 108 lawmakers in the 300-member Parliament.
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea filed a complaint with the National Office of Investigation of the National Police Agency, accusing Mr Choo of colluding with Mr Yoon in committing treason when the President declared martial law late on Dec 3.
The 64-year-old was considered an aide of Mr Yoon within the ruling party, often butting heads with People Power Party chairman Han Dong-hoon.
Mr Choo, a three-term conservative lawmaker, was elected by his party as floor leader in May 2024.
He previously served as the first deputy prime minister and finance minister for the Yoon administration from May 2022 to December 2023. He is a veteran economist and a seasoned politician. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
