The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Tuesday it will wait two more days to introduce an impeachment motion against acting President Han Duck-soo over his refusal to promulgate two special counsel bills targeting President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee.
The DP had initially planned to introduce the impeachment motion at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. But it later decided to postpone the plan to see whether Han appoints Constitutional Court justices once the motions for their appointments are passed during a plenary session Thursday, Rep. Park Chan-dae, the DP floor leader, said.
"We have decided to wait with patience to see whether our demands are implemented on Thursday," Park said.
"Thursday is the last opportunity. Acting President Han should uphold the people's order and actively cooperate in ending insurrection," he said, adding that an impeachment motion against Han would be reported to the National Assembly in a plenary meeting on Friday should it be introduced Thursday.
By law, an impeachment motion must be put to a vote between 24 and 72 hours after it is reported to a plenary session.
A two-thirds majority is required to pass an impeachment motion against the president, but the bar for senior officials is lower at a simple majority.
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