The leader of South Korea’s ruling party said Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeoul needs to be immediately suspended from duty to protect the country from “grave danger,” in a dramatic reversal of opinion that compounds the pressure building on Yoon ahead of a impeachment vote in parliament.

The PPP leader appears to be seeking to secure his own political lifeline by attempting to assume the powers of the president

After an impeachment vote against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed on Saturday, opposition lawmakers have accused his ruling party of staging a "second coup" by clinging on to power. Tens of thousands of people had come out in protest,