Yoon Impeachment Trial General Attendance '20 Seats' Attracts 100,000 People... Competition Rate '4818 to 1'

96,370 Citizens Apply for 20 Public Seats
Record-High Competition Rate of 4,818.5 to 1
Six Times Higher Than Park Geun-hye's Impeachment Verdict

On the 4th, the general public attendance for the impeachment trial verdict of President Yoon Seok-yeol attracted 96,370 citizens, setting a record high competition rate of '4818.5 to 1.' This figure is more than six times higher compared to the impeachment trial verdict of former President Park Geun-hye.

On the 4th, the Constitutional Court will hold the impeachment trial verdict for President Yoon Seok-yeol, and due to an overwhelming number of viewing applications, it is taking a considerable amount of time to access the application page. Constitutional Court viewing application page Yonhap News

According to the Constitutional Court on the 3rd, by the application deadline at 5 PM that day, a total of 96,370 people applied online to attend, with 20 people selected. The competition rate was calculated to be 4818.5 to 1.

Earlier, on the 1st, the Constitutional Court announced the verdict date for President Yoon's impeachment trial and decided to allow general public attendance. There are 20 seats reserved for the general public in the grand courtroom where President Yoon's impeachment trial will be held. For security reasons at the building, only those who applied online in advance and were selected can enter.

The Constitutional Court announced the verdict date on the 1st and accepted attendance applications through its website from 4 PM to 5 PM on the same day. Due to a surge in access, it sometimes took considerable time to access the application page.

Notably, the number of applicants far exceeded those during former President Park Geun-hye's impeachment trial verdict, drawing attention. At that time, 19,096 people applied to attend, 24 were selected, and the competition rate was 796 to 1.

While the Constitutional Court usually distributes attendance tickets through on-site and online applications, for President Yoon's impeachment trial case, on-site distribution was suspended due to concerns about congestion caused by gatherings.