President Yoon: "The opposition's frenzied sword dance, calling it treason, is a monster destroying the constitutional order"

Morning Emergency Statement: "Government Paralysis Due to Impeachment Overuse"

President Yoon Suk-yeol stated on the 12th, "Over the past two and a half years, the major opposition party has not recognized the president elected by the people and has continuously incited resignation and impeachment to remove him."

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In an emergency national address that morning, President Yoon said, "The opposition party is now wildly dancing the knife dance, claiming that the declaration of martial law constitutes treason."

He rhetorically asked, "Who is it that is currently causing government paralysis and disrupting the national order in the Republic of Korea?" and emphasized, "It is the opposition party that has paralyzed the government through frequent impeachment attempts."

Regarding the opposition party's push for impeachment, President Yoon said, "It is a shield impeachment to cover up their own misconduct and completely destroys public service discipline and the rule of law," adding, "The National Assembly dominated by the major opposition party has become a monster that destroys the constitutional order of liberal democracy rather than being the foundation of liberal democracy."