Pro-impeachment groups, including the Bisang Action for Yoon Out & Social Reform, have registered rallies with an anticipated attendance of 100,000 people, though organizers claim they will mobilize up to one million supporters.
The opposition Democratic Party plans to march from the National Assembly to the National Palace Museum of Korea at noon, while the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions will stage simultaneous nationwide rallies beginning at 3:50 p.m.
Those against the impeachment are mounting counter-demonstrations, with the Liberty Unification Party and conservative Christian organization Save Korea planning their own gatherings of 200,000 and 20,000 participants respectively. In addition, the Presidential Public Defender Team organized by Yoon supporters is to hold a vigil near the Constitutional Court.
Tensions have escalated following an egg-throwing incident against a politician on Thursday, prompting police to deploy additional officers and implement flexible traffic measures to manage the crowds.
The heightened activity comes amid speculation that the Constitutional Court of Korea may announce its verdict on President Yoon's impeachment this week, possibly on March 28, following previous sentencing of other presidential impeachments.
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Kim Dong-young
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