South Korean President Remains Defiant as Impeachment Odds Jump

  • Says he was trying to save a free democracy with martial law
  • Yoon’s party chief says impeachment only way to remove him
WATCH: South Korean President Yoon says he will fight against efforts to impeach him, extending the nation’s political uncertainties. Heejin Kim reports.Source: Bloomberg
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South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would fight until the last minute to defend himself over the declaration of martial law after accusing the opposition of trying to paralyze his administration.

Yoon’s defiant Thursday morning speech came as the chief of his own party called for his impeachment, with another vote expected Saturday.