President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed an opposition-led bill seeking to initiate a special counsel investigation into a Marine s death on Tuesday, following the Cabinet s endorsement of the veto motion.
Seven opposition parties jointly urged President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday to accept a special counsel investigation into the military s response to a Marine s death last year, amid speculation that Yoon may veto the bill.
President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing the opposition leaders' call to stop exercising his veto power, as the fate of a bill that mandates a special counsel to probe into an alleged state interference in the death of a Marine soldier, is to be determined later this week. Yoon, who is still less than halfway through his term, has already used his veto the second-most times among all South Korean presidents since the f.
A group of party members loyal to the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) leader Lee Jae-myung issued a warning, Friday, stating their intention to depart from the party to protest the election outcome for the speaker of the first half of the 22nd National Assembly.