By Yi Wonju

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) introduced a new impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday over his failed bid to impose martial law, days after Yoon avoided impeachment because most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a vote.

The DP's move comes after a motion to impeach Yoon was scrapped last Saturday due to a lack of quorum as nearly all lawmakers from Yoon's ruling People Power Party boycotted the vote. The second motion was co-sponsored by five other opposition parties.

Following the scrapping of the first motion, the DP said it will continue to push for Yoon's impeachment every week.

The DP plans to put the motion to a vote at a plenary session Saturday. By law, an impeachment motion must be put to a vote between 24 and 72 hours after it is reported to a plenary session.

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