South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung sought to force through a highly contested budget Tuesday in a show of political clout as he seeks to build momentum for another impeachment bid against President Yoon Suk Yeol in the coming days.
"A swift passage of the budget bill will help ease the current anxiety and overcome the crisis,” Lee said at a meeting with members of his Democratic Party on Tuesday.
The main opposition party’s one-sided downsizing of the budget by 4.1 trillion won ($2.9 billion) was among the factors cited by Yoon when he made his shock declaration of martial law last week. The DP’s revamped budget cuts back funding to Yoon’s office, prosecutors and the police earmarked in the ruling party’s earlier proposal.
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