President's Office Ahead of the Vote, Impact of Announcement of Statement 'Watching Closely'

[Anchor]
The presidential office, which is set to vote on President Yoon's impeachment this afternoon, is paying keen attention to what the outcome will be in the emergency work system.

In the morning, President Yoon apologized to the people and announced that he would entrust the party with measures to stabilize the political situation, including his term in office.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Cho Yong-sung, what is the atmosphere in the presidential office now?

[Reporter]
The presidential office is very nervous and cautious as the National Assembly's vote on impeachment is only an hour or two away.

We are still minimizing contact with the media by continuing the emergency work system today, which is a holiday.

The cautious atmosphere is read that it will not have a negative impact before the vote on the impeachment bill of the National Assembly.

In particular, we are paying keen attention to how President Yoon's statement message, released in the morning, will affect the vote on the impeachment bill.

Today's announcement was carried out for two minutes live with only President Yoon without reporters, as in the last declaration of emergency martial law.

Although it was short, it is expected to affect the outcome of the National Assembly's impeachment vote as it includes a public apology and measures to stabilize the political situation in the future.

The president's office reportedly considered the content, length, and timing of the statement, considering concerns that the statement could backfire if it was too focused on clarification.

[Anchor]
What message did President Yoon's statement contain in the morning?

[Reporter]
At 10 a.m., President Yoon Suk Yeol announced his position on the martial law crisis and how to stabilize the political situation in the future.

At the meeting, President Yoon said, "The declaration of emergency martial law stems from the urgency of being the president who is the final person in charge of state affairs,

I apologized to the people, saying I am very sorry for causing anxiety and inconvenience to the people in the process.

I'll listen to it myself.

[Yoon Suk Yeol / President] We have caused anxiety and inconvenience to the people. We are very sorry and sincerely apologize to the people who must have been very surprised.

In response to concerns that martial law will be invoked again, he stressed that there will never be a second martial law and that he will not avoid legal and political responsibilities related to the declaration of martial law.

He then promised that he would entrust the party with measures to stabilize the political situation in the future, including his term, and that the ruling party and the government would take responsibility for the operation of state affairs together.

Let's listen to this, too.

[Yoon Suk Yeol / President: My people, I will leave it up to our Party to take measures to stabilize the political situation in the future, including my term in office. In the future, our party and the government will take responsibility for the operation of state affairs together.President

Yoon also bowed down, saying, "I apologize again for causing concern to the people."

The results will tell how President Yoon's statement, which has been silent since the announcement of the lifting of martial law in the early morning of the 4th, will affect the vote on the impeachment bill of the National Assembly.

So far, I'm YTN Cho Yong-sung in the presidential office in Yongsan.