SEOUL (Sputnik) – The transfer of presidential powers to the ruling party and the prime minister is unconstitutional and it is necessary to hold negotiations with the opposition for an immediate suspension of the president’s duties, South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said on Sunday.
«The statements made by the prime minister and the ruling party, indicating that they will jointly perform the duties of the president, which they have never been authorized to do, constitute a clear violation of the constitution … I propose that the ruling party and the opposition hold negotiations to immediately suspend the president from performing his duties and resolve the current unstable situation in the state,» the parliament speaker was quoted as saying by the Yonhap news agency.
On Saturday, Yoon Suk-yeol issued an address in which he apologized for imposing martial law in the country and said he would not re-introduce it amid the upcoming vote on his impeachment. He also said he would not avoid political and legal responsibility in connection with the declaration of martial law.
He vowed to leave all decisions, including his term, to his People Power Party to decide in order to stabilize the nation, earlier reports said.
