Democratic Party to Propose Impeachment of Choi Sang-mok This Afternoon... Proceeding Despite Han Deok-su Variable

Five Opposition Parties to Propose Impeachment of Choi at 2 p.m.
Park Chan-dae: "Choi Sang-mok Is Unqualified as a Public Official"

On the afternoon of the 21st, opposition parties including the Democratic Party of Korea will file an impeachment motion against Choi Sang-mok, Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance.

The Democratic Party announced that the five opposition parties (Democratic Party of Korea, Party for National Innovation, Progressive Party, Social Democratic Party, Basic Income Party) plan to submit the impeachment motion against Acting Prime Minister Choi to the National Assembly Secretariat at 2 p.m. that day.

Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 21st. 2025.3.21 Photo by Kim Hyun-min

Earlier, there was analysis that the Democratic Party's impeachment effort against Acting Prime Minister Choi had lost its practical significance after the Constitutional Court decided to deliver a ruling on the impeachment trial of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo at 10 a.m. on the 24th, but the Democratic Party decided to proceed with the impeachment process against Acting Prime Minister Choi as planned.

On the night of the 19th, the Democratic Party held a party meeting and delegated the decision on whether to pursue the impeachment of Acting Prime Minister Choi to the party leadership. On the previous day, Floor Leader Park Chan-dae stated, "We have decided to initiate impeachment proceedings without further tolerating Acting Prime Minister Choi's constitutional violations."

At the party's Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Floor Leader Park said, "We respected the Constitutional Court's decision and gave an opportunity to fulfill the duty to uphold the constitution, but Acting Prime Minister Choi ultimately refused," adding, "Those who abandon the duty to uphold the constitution are unqualified as public officials."

He continued, "Establishing the principle that anyone who violates the constitutional order must be punished is the way to restore the constitutional order that was destroyed by the December 3rd insurrection," and said, "I hope they do not cowardly run away but face the judgment of the law."