South Korea's ruling party may ask Yoon Seok-yeol to quit the party and propose the resignation of the entire cabinet and the dismissal of the defense minister

According to multiple media reports on December 4th, the ruling party of South Korea, the National Power Party, held an emergency meeting to discuss the measures to be taken after President Yoon Seok-yeol announced the lifting of martial law. Several attendees stated that they had reached a certain consensus on issues such as demanding Yoon Seok-yeol's resignation from the party, the resignation of the entire cabinet, and the dismissal of the Minister of Defense. Prior to this, Han Dong-hoon, a representative of the ruling party, stated that the president's decision to declare a state of emergency was wrong.

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