South Korea's ruling party leader now favors impeaching President Yoon

SEOUL — (SEOUL) -- The leader of South Korea’s ruling conservative People Power Party said he is now in favor of impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law, telling reporters “there is no other way,” during a briefing Thursday.

When that motion moved through South Korea's National Assembly, lawmakers in the People Power Party declined to join in the vote.

South Korean police then raided the president's office on Wednesday as a part of the ongoing investigation into the martial law declaration.