South Korean opposition presidential candidate: ”Mr. Democratic Party's 'impeachment drive' is irresponsible”

On the 2nd, Lee Jun-seok, the presidential candidate of the opposition party "New Reform Party," announced, "The Supreme Court's decision on the allegations of violation of the Public Offices Election Act by Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate."
"The Democratic Party's 'impeachment drive', which pushed through an emotional decision without deliberation immediately after the verdict, is something that a responsible political force should never do," he said.
Candidate Lee posted on Facebook that morning, "If the Cabinet meeting cannot be held due to the Democratic Party's impeachment attempt, even if it is only for a short period of one month, Korea will
"It could leave us vulnerable to various crisis situations," he said. On the afternoon of the previous day (1st), the Democratic Party submitted an impeachment motion to the National Assembly against former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Sang-mok.
However, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Chun announced his resignation just before the vote and former Prime Minister Han Deok-soo accepted the resignation, so the vote did not take place.
Regarding this, Lee said, "If the Cabinet Meeting is not held, even if a sudden change occurs with North Korea, it will be impossible to declare war or conclude a strengthening treaty, which should be done through the Cabinet Meeting.
"This means that the situation in which we cannot effectively respond to North Korea's provocations will continue for a long time," he said. He also said, "Even within the Democratic Party, some conscientious lawmakers were opposed to the bill.
"What is needed now is calm, not anger," he said, emphasizing that.