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'President Yoon will not take part in state affairs'

2024-12-08 HKT 11:46
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  • South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon bow and apologise after the impeachment against the president failed. Photo: Reuters
    South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon bow and apologise after the impeachment against the president failed. Photo: Reuters
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will not be involved in foreign and other state affairs before his early departure, the leader of Yoon's ruling party said on Sunday.

People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon made the comments during a joint press conference with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, after Yoon survived an impeachment vote in the opposition-led parliament late on Saturday over his brief imposition of martial law last week.

Yoon's future remained uncertain on Sunday.

A boycott by Yoon's party killed off the impeachment motion late on Saturday even as huge crowds braved freezing temperatures outside parliament to demand his removal.

But the deeply unpopular president's survival may be short-lived, with Yoon's People Power Party saying it had "effectively obtained (Yoon's) promise to step down".

"Until the president steps down, the president will be effectively excluded from his duties," it said in a statement. (Agencies)

'President Yoon will not take part in state affairs'