The ruling party's internal feud is escalating in favor of impeachment...Lee Jae-myung "Yoon proves himself the need for impeachment"

[Anchor]
Within the people's power, there are signs of internal strife as representative Han Dong-hoon, who has turned to a position in favor of President Yoon's impeachment, and new floor leader Kwon Sung-dong, who is now a "denial of impeachment," are divided.

Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea said that President Yoon's statement proved the need for impeachment himself, and urged the ruling party to cooperate with the impeachment.

I'll connect you with a reporter to find out more about it, reporter Lim Sung-jae!

First of all, please summarize representative Han Dong-hoon's reaction to President Yoon's statement that he will confront him confidently, whether it is impeachment or investigation.

[Reporter]
After hearing the presidential statement, representative Han Dong-hoon told reporters, "President Yoon can no longer serve as president."

The president should be immediately excluded from state administration, including the right to command the military.

At the same time, he emphasized that the ruling party should approve of the impeachment of the president as a party.Let's listen to



[Han Dong-hoon / Representative of the People's Power: As an impeachment proceeding, I say that the execution of the president's duties should be sorted out as soon as possible and suspended]

He also ordered the convocation of an ethics committee to expel President Yoon and leave the party.Representative

Han also said that the presidential statement was a "confession of the charge of rebellion" at a general meeting of lawmakers to elect floor leaders.

In the process, he received strong protests from pro-Yoon-gye lawmakers.

Representatives Lee Chul-kyu, Lim Jong-deuk, and Kang Myung-gu were representatives.

In particular, Lee Cheol-gyu and Lee Won argued that even though the results of the investigation have not been announced, it is a sense of hurry to conclude that the party leader himself is a crime of rebellion.Let's listen to



[Lee Cheol-gyu / People's Power: I'm saying this because I think it's a bit rushed to conclude that the CEO is guilty of rebellion]

In response, Han responded, saying that the people would never tolerate it, and once again, our party should start suspending the president's duties as soon as possible.

[Anchor]
Kwon Sung-dong, who is considered a pro-yoon, was elected in the ruling party's floor leader election,

Please tell us the atmosphere, outlook, and outlook within the ruling party ahead of the second round of impeachment votes by the president over the weekend.

[Reporter]
Yes, in the ruling party's floor leader election, Kwon Sung-dong, who is called the original pro-yoon, was elected as the new floor leader by winning 72 votes, a majority.Immediately after the election, floor leader

said he would clear up the party's difficult situation as soon as possible and step down after preparing for the presidential election.Let's listen to



[Kwon Seong-dong / People's Power Floor Leader: I think the hearts of the people will open little by little when we become one and approach the people one by one]

In other words, he emphasized the single opposition of the party with his inauguration, but the division within the ruling party over the impeachment bill is growing.Floor leader

met with reporters and said, "We should discuss it at the general meeting, but now the party's theory is 'declared impeachment'.He is showing a difference in perspective with CEO Han Dong-hoon, who turned to

in favor of impeachment.

Therefore, attention is focused on how many votes the ruling party will leave the vote on the president's impeachment scheduled for Saturday.

If more than eight people in the ruling party vote in favor, the impeachment bill will be passed,
As of
, seven lawmakers, including Kim Sang-wook, Kim Ye-ji, Kim Jae-seop, Kim Ahn Cheol Soo, Cho Kyung-tae, Jin Jong-oh, and Han Ji-ah, have publicly expressed their approval.

Let's hear what Representative Jin Jong-oh said.

[Jin Jong-oh / People's Power: I'm going to vote for it (in the impeachment vote). I would like to emphasize that it is a decision to protect the constitutional spirit and democracy of the Republic of Korea.

There are more lawmakers who will attend the vote itself, and attention is being paid to how public sentiment for impeachment will fluctuate amid the difference between representative Han and floor leader Kwon.

[Anchor]
The Democratic Party of Korea is speeding up its impeachment moves, saying that President Yoon's statement is an expression of extreme delusion, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung criticized President Yoon's statement for making many people miserable.Contrary to President Yoon's argument

, he raised his voice that criminal acts of insurrection beyond the scope of the law cannot be an act of governance.Let's listen to



[Lee Jae-myung / Minjoo Party leader: The presidential statement was all too clear why Yoon Suk Yeol should be excluded from his duties immediately and that he should be suspended from power.]

Supreme Council member Kim Min-seok also strongly criticized President Yoon's statement as intended to incite unrest by reading the summary of the argument in advance with impeachment in mind.

In particular, President Yoon expressed extreme delusions and at the same time strongly insisted that he confessed to the invocation of illegal martial law.Let's listen to



[Kim Min-seok / Supreme Council member of the Minjoo Party: The statement that the martial law was planned to fail is an expression of extreme delusion, a confession of illegal martial law, and a declaration of war to the public]

Another party official also pointed out that President Yoon seems to lack objective perception itself in the controversy and criticism surrounding the martial law incident.

President Yoon seems to be in a state where rational judgment is impossible.

Earlier in the Democratic Party's morning leadership meeting, pressure continued on the ruling party.

Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the party, said that President Yoon, a "insurrection mob," is the No. 1 member of the People's Power Party, and under this circumstance, if the ruling party maintains its opposition to impeachment, it will be clear that he is a "insurrection accomplice."

[Anchor]
Please also summarize the agenda dealt with at the plenary session of the National Assembly just now.

[Reporter]
At today's plenary session, Justice Minister Park Sung-jae and National Police Agency Commissioner Jo Ji-ho were impeached for responsibility for the "emergency martial law incident."

As a result of the vote, both agendas were approved.

The impeachment bill was voted anonymous, so the pros and cons of individual lawmakers are not confirmed, but it is interpreted that some of the votes have been cast away from the ruling party.

Both the so-called "insurrection independent counsel" and the fourth Kim Gun-hee independent counsel law were passed.

Again, some ruling party lawmakers voted in favor or abstained.

However, the second impeachment of President Yoon has not been reported.

It is explained that it is taking time to prepare for the impeachment bill by collecting opinions from not only the Democratic Party but also other opposition parties.

The new impeachment plan is expected to include additional investigations into President Yoon's pre-mocking of martial law and the situation in which he ordered the arrest of lawmakers.

So far, I'm YTN Lim Sungjae in the National Assembly.