Ruling Party Disagreements on 'Leaving the President'...Opposition parties "concerned about martial law again"

[Anchor]
The emergency martial law has been lifted, but there is a strong aftermath in politics.

Even within the ruling party, there were calls for President Yoon to leave the party as a follow-up measure, but they could not reach a conclusion, and the Democratic Party of Korea emphasized the reason for the impeachment, saying that it would try martial law again when the situation is settled.

I'm connecting to the National Assembly, reporter Kim Da-yeon!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's the National Assembly.

[Anchor]
Please tell us the results of the general meeting of the People's Power.

[Reporter]
We held a general meeting for nearly four hours, but we couldn't reach a conclusion.

Representative Han Dong-hoon said he proposed to lawmakers three things: the resignation of the cabinet, the dismissal of the defense minister, the censure of the person in charge, and the president's demand for defection.

He explained that there was a consensus on other things, but there was a disagreement over the demand for leaving the party, so let's listen to it firsthand.

[Han Dong-hoon / Representative of the People's Power: There were a lot of random discussions by lawmakers at the general assembly. There are many opinions on the third proposal, so we will continue to listen to it, so we say that the General Assembly has reached such a tentative conclusion.

Participants in the general meeting told YTN that Yoo Young-ha and others mentioned the case of former President Park Geun Hye's impeachment and said it was necessary to consider the re-creation of the government.

The ruling party is expected to hold another general meeting of lawmakers in the afternoon to discuss further after waiting for an emergency meeting of the party.

Inside the ruling party, the uncomfortable atmosphere between the lawmakers who participated in the vote on the demand for the lifting of martial law at the National Assembly early this morning and the lawmakers at the party's headquarters at a similar time is also read.

Amid complaints that many lawmakers were not able to gather at the National Assembly due to the back-and-forth announcement by the floor leadership centered on the close alumni,
A representative of
said, "I don't think it was such a big problem," and started to deal with it.

[Anchor]
The Democratic Party has formalized its impeachment drive against the President, right?

[Reporter]
The Democratic Party called for the president's voluntary resignation in a resolution after holding a general meeting of lawmakers early this morning.

This declaration of emergency martial law, which does not comply with any requirements, is a 'insurrection act' that is a serious violation of the constitution and law.

At the same time, he said he would start impeachment proceedings if he did not step down on his own.

A little while ago, he held an emergency meeting with other opposition lawmakers named "Calling for the Resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol and Promoting Impeachment" and started a full-fledged public opinion campaign, so let's listen to his remarks.

[Lee Jae-myung / Minjoo Party leader: (They) do not act by the standards of ordinary people. At a moment when emergency martial law measures using force are deemed ineffective, I think they will wage a local war.

The opposition's plan is to propose impeachment today, report it to the plenary session early tomorrow, and push for a resolution.

The resolution must be made within 72 hours after 24 hours, and at least two-thirds of the lawmakers in the National Assembly must approve it.

As it is difficult for the opposition party to meet the requirements alone, it is also demanding the ruling party to participate in the impeachment.

Jin Sung-joon, chairman of the policy committee, even said he was also communicating with representative Han Dong-hoon, but Han drew the line, saying that explaining the Democratic Party's claims one by one brings confusion.

[Anchor]
Let's go back to when the emergency decree was declared.

It is said that the National Assembly has released CCTV, what are the images?

[Reporter]
Some of the process of police controlling the outskirts of the National Assembly and martial law forces entering the interior was included.

The National Assembly Secretariat explains that within 30 minutes of declaring martial law, the police closed the outer door of the National Assembly, and the Ministry of National Defense also began landing helicopters around the same time.

In the process, at least 280 armed martial law soldiers entered the compound.

He then explained that after the National Assembly voted to lift martial law, the withdrawal began at 1:11 a.m. and all martial law troops withdrew at 2:03 a.m.

The secretariat emphasized that it will thoroughly grasp the physical damage and losses caused by the martial law declaration and hold legal responsibility for violations until the end.

I'm YTN's Kim Dayeon in the National Assembly.