The South Korean opposition is preparing for a second declaration of a state of emergency

The agency added that the party will hold an emergency meeting on Friday morning.

The leader of the ruling party said South Korea Han Dong-Hun said on Friday that the president should be impeached Yoon Suk Yeol As soon as possible for the country’s security after he tried to impose martial law, but Han stopped short of calling party members to vote on the president’s impeachment.

Yoon shocked the country and his ruling People Power Party on Tuesday when he announced the imposition Martial law In order to eradicate “anti-state forces” and overcome “obstructive political opponents”.

The president reversed his decision about six hours later after parliament, including some members of his own party, voted to oppose the decree.

In a statement after a party meeting in parliament on Friday, Han said that during the state of emergency, the president ordered the arrest of prominent politicians as “anti-state forces”.

The Democratic Party, the main opposition party, is due to vote on Jun’s impeachment on Saturday night, and police have also launched an investigation into Jun over sedition allegations leveled by opposition parties and activists.

A South Korean opinion poll on Friday showed President Yun’s approval rating falling to an all-time low of 13 percent.

According to a Gallup poll of 1,001 adults over the age of 18 from Tuesday to Thursday, the percentage of people who approve of Yoon’s performance fell 3 percentage points to 16 percent, the lowest level since he took office in May 2022, according to To News agency Ionhap.

The negative rating rose to a record 75 percent, the highest level since Jun took office.