South Korean President Vows to 'Fight to the End'

According to Reuters, in a televised speech on December 12, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol accused North Korea of ​​hacking into the South Korean Election Commission, raising doubts about the major defeat of his ruling People's Party (PPP) in the April election.

President Yoon had hoped his political allies would rally behind him, but that seemed unlikely after his speech. The PPP leader said it was time for the president to resign or be impeached by the National Assembly.

Six opposition parties led by the Democratic Party submitted a bill to impeach President Yoon to the National Assembly late on December 12. The vote is scheduled for December 14, a week after the first vote failed because most PPP members did not support it.

At least seven members of the PPP are expected to support the new impeachment motion, Reuters reported. At least eight PPP votes are needed to reach the two-thirds majority needed to impeach Mr. Yoon.

South Korea's president says the opposition is "wildly dancing with swords" by trying to pull a democratically elected president from power, following his failed attempt to impose martial law.

"I will fight to the end," President Yoon said. "Whether they impeach me or investigate me, I will face it all squarely."

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said on December 13 that the best way to restore order in the country is to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Mr Lee called President Yoon's remarks "a declaration of war" against the people. "It proves that impeachment is the fastest and most effective way to end the chaos," he said.