A resolution to dismiss Foreign Minister Park Jin (Park Jin), which was submitted to the National Assembly by the opposition party for a series of diplomatic blunders by South Korean President Yoon Sung-yeol, has been passed.
However, it is not legally binding, and South Korean media have reported that Park is likely to continue his duties in the future.
The opposition party "Democratic Party", which has a majority in the Korean parliament, voted to dismiss Foreign Minister Park Jin, the top diplomat, after President Yoon Sung-ryul visited the United States and the United Kingdom last week. I submitted the proposal the day before yesterday.
As reasons for this, President Yoon is said
to have uttered abusive words such as "this bastard" while pointing at a member of the US Congress when he visited the United States, and
▽While attending the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth of England, the coffin was enshrined. ``It was a diplomatic disaster, and it damaged the dignity and interests of the nation,'' citing the fact that he did not mourn at Westminster Hall, which had been criticized.
The resolution was voted on at the plenary session of the National Assembly tonight, and was passed by a majority in favor of the ruling People's Power party.
However, it is not legally binding, and President Yoon said, "Foreign Minister Park has outstanding abilities," and South Korean media reports that it is highly likely that Foreign Minister Park will continue to work.
The ruling party has severely criticized the resolution for dismissal as ``an outrageous act in parliament,'' and the conflict is deepening with the opposition party, which is strengthening its opposition to the Yun administration, which is suffering from a slump in approval ratings.