00:00Yeah, you know South Koreans are no stranger to impeachment. In fact, they asked to acquire their former president, Park Geun-hye, back in 2017.
00:09But what happens here for now, we saw today, opposition lawmakers initiate the impeachment process by submitting a motion to the parliamentary office that handles that.
00:21What we see now is that during the plenary session, that motion will be voted on.
00:26And that's expected to take place very soon. In fact, opposition lawmakers are not wasting any time.
00:31We may see that, in fact, as early as within the next hour once it passes midnight.
00:36If that passes and it goes to a vote, that vote needs a two-thirds, so 200 MPs out of 300 need to vote yes on the impeachment.
00:45And then they move on to the constitutional court, who will make a final decision on whether that is a constitutional move.
00:52But as soon as MPs vote to impeach President Yoo, and if that, in fact, passes, he will lose his presidential powers.
00:59The powers will transfer over to the prime minister, and he will act as the acting president until the constitutional court rules on the impeachment motion.
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