South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol has reportedly called off a visit to parliament where he faces impeachment proceedings for a failed attempt to impose martial law
There were unconfirmed reports Yoon was coming to apologise but his office said he had no plans to visit MPs
Yoon plunged the nation into political turmoil with his shock move on Tuesday night which was swiftly rescinded by lawmakers
Political parties have been meeting to discuss the crisis – the vote to impeach Yoon is scheduled for Saturday
Earlier, in the first clear sign his own party may vote with the opposition, the leader of Yoon’s ruling party called for his swift suspension – it had earlier refused to back impeachment moves
The opposition coalition, which holds a majority in parliament, needs just eight members of Yoon’s party to impeach him. BBC