Its parliament South Korea meets today, Saturday, in order to decide on it motion of censure of the opposition against President Yoon Seok-geil after his outrageous decision last Wednesday to proceed with coup in his country, which lasted only a few hours.

At the same time, the BBC reports, tens of thousands of people have gathered outside the South Korean parliament demanding Yun’s removal.

Besides, as reported by Reuters, the parliament rejected the proposal to start special investigation for the first lady, Kim Keon Hee.

A few hours earlier, Yun apologized for the uproar he caused with his failed attempt to proceed with the imposition of martial law in the country, via televised address.

But he said he was not resigning and said he trusted the ruling party to take “measures to stabilize the political situation.”

Yun said he would not avoid legal and political responsibility for his decision, which he claimed was made in desperation.

It was President Yoon’s first public appearance since he was forced to revoke – after just six hours – the martial law he had declared in South Korea, as parliament defied military cordon and voted down the decree.

The ruling People’s Power Party (PPP) said it would not support the motion of no confidence.

Yun party MPs left

Of the 108 PPP MPs, 107 have left the chamber. The party probably decided to boycott the process to avoid defections, as voting is done anonymously.

The opposition has called on MPs to return to the chamber to continue the process. Until then the process is “frozen”.

The opposition coalition, which holds a majority in parliament, needs just eight members of Yun’s party to impeach him.

If the motion of no confidence is rejected today – which is likely – the vote could be repeated next Wednesday, December 11.