South Korea's Finance Minister, Choi Sang-mok, said today that impeaching the country's acting president would seriously damage perceptions of the country's economic reliability. He asked political parties to abandon the plan, Reuters reported.
Government support
Choi made the statement on behalf of the country's government, accompanied by cabinet ministers.
Opposition position
However, the leader of South Korea's opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myeon, said his party would press ahead with its plan to impeach acting President Han Deok-soo. He stressed that the goal was to root out those who were helping those responsible for the "mob".