Yoon Impeachment Re-vote D-Day... Nationwide 'Resignation Demand'

Impeachment Rallies Scheduled Across the Country

A citizen is shouting slogans calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Seok-yeol at the "Ulsan Citizens' Rally" held on the 13th at the plaza in front of Lotte Department Store in Nam-gu, Ulsan. Photo by Yonhap News

As the National Assembly vote on the second impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol is scheduled for 4 p.m. on the 14th, rallies urging the president's impeachment and the participation of People Power Party lawmakers in the affirmative vote will be held nationwide.

The "Emergency Action for Immediate Resignation of Yoon Suk-yeol and Social Reform," consisting of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and civic groups, will hold a "National Candlelight March" with an expected turnout of 200,000 people at 3 p.m. on the National Assembly Boulevard in front of the National Assembly building in Yeouido, Seoul. The Cargo Solidarity Union will hold a resolution rally for President Yoon's resignation at 1 p.m. in front of the Yeouido Transfer Center and then march from 2 p.m. to join the National Assembly Boulevard.

Additionally, the Korean Federation of Journalists' Unions will gather at 1:30 p.m. in front of the Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) headquarters in Yeouido for a resolution rally, and the "University Students' National Situation Conference," consisting of about 30 university students nationwide, will hold a second national situation rally. A collective resignation press conference by about 30 members of the government-affiliated "Youth Special Committee" is also scheduled in front of the Government Seoul Office.

The "Gwangju Emergency Action for Immediate Resignation of the Yoon Suk-yeol Regime," composed of 145 civic groups in the Gwangju area, will hold the "Gwangju Citizens' General Rally for Immediate Resignation and Arrest of Yoon Suk-yeol, Dissolution of the People Power Party, Realization of Popular Sovereignty, and Social Reform" at 3:30 p.m. in the Geumnam-ro area of Dong-gu, Gwangju. Participating groups will march a 4 km route from Chonnam National University to the Geumnam-ro area, reenacting the days when democracy was called for during the May 18 Democratic Uprising.

With more than 10,000 people expected to attend this rally, vehicle traffic will be restricted from noon in Geumnam-ro sections 1 to 3. Booths providing winter supplies, rally placards, and food, sponsored by citizens, will also be set up in Geumnam-ro and Democracy Square.

In Jeonju and other cities and counties in North Jeolla Province, rallies demanding President Yoon's impeachment will also take place. The "Yoon Suk-yeol Resignation North Jeolla Movement Headquarters" will hold the "Yoon Suk-yeol Impeachment! Dissolution of the People Power Party! 10,000 North Jeolla Residents Rally" at 3 p.m. on the road in front of Pungpaejigwan in Jungang-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju. In Gunsan, Gimje, and other areas, rallies to monitor the real-time vote on the impeachment motion are planned.

Similar rallies are planned in Busan, Daegu, North Gyeongsang, and South Gyeongsang regions. The "Busan Emergency Action for Immediate Resignation of Yoon Suk-yeol and Social Reform," composed of Busan civic and social groups, will march at 3 p.m. on Seomyeon Street in Jin-gu, Busan, and watch the impeachment vote live with citizens at 4 p.m.

In Daegu, about 2,000 party officials from the Democratic Party of Korea, the Party for Justice and Innovation, the Progressive Party, and others will hold a joint emergency national situation rally at 3 p.m. in Dongseong-ro, Jung-gu. At the same location, the "Daegu National Situation Conference for Yoon Suk-yeol's Resignation" will hold its 10th resignation rally and march around Dongseong-ro. In 18 cities and counties in South Gyeongsang Province, rallies will be held around 4 p.m., coinciding with the impeachment vote.