The public sentiment displayed through 1.9 million candles is speeding up plans for impeachment in the established political circle.

Opposition parties are mustering the non-mainstream members of the Saenuri Party to vote for impeachment in the National Assembly on December 2. The deadline for appointing a special prosecutor (Dec. 2) is also pressuring President Park Geun-hye.

A "super" parliamentary inspection, the largest ever, is also waiting. On November 27, the opposition parties said, "Inside and outside the National Assembly, the nation has come together to siege President Park."

The Minjoo Party of Korea and the People's Party have decided on an earlier vote for impeachment, and are preparing to take the vote on December 2. Originally, the two parties had contemplated a vote on December 2 at the earliest and on December 9, the date when the regular parliamentary session closes, at the latest. However, the two parties plan to table their own proposals for impeachment on November 28. They then plan to reach an agreement on a single proposal on November 29, motion the proposal on November 30 and pass it during the parliamentary session on December 2.

The Minjoo Party floor spokesperson Ki Dong-min said over the phone, "Given the public sentiment, a vote on December 2 is natural. We will soon fix a date for the vote after thoroughly reviewing whether we can secure the quorum for voting." The Minjoo Party will finalize their impeachment proposal after reflecting the results of a debate of experts on November 28 and prepare to take a vote on December 2.

The People's Party is a step closer to a vote on December 2. Senior deputy floor leader Kim Kwan-young met with reporters and said, "There is absolutely no chance (of a delay of the vote until December 9). If a final judgment is to be made before January 30, 2017, when the president of the Constitutional Court's term ends, each week is critical." The party's emergency committee chairman, Park Jie-won said, "If we wait until December 9, there is no knowing what kind of attempts of sabotage will be made, what price we must pay. It's too risky."

The non-mainstream lawmakers of the Saenuri Party find themselves with no other choice but to follow along.

Lawmaker Hwang Young-cheul, the administrator of the Saenuri Party뭩 emergency assembly said, "At present, most believe December 9 is appropriate. (Unless we reach an agreement with the opposition party), We have no choice but to follow the schedule that the opposition parties have set. We will go along, no strings attached."

Politicians are taking such actions, because after having confirmed the public rage in the massive fifth candlelight vigil on November 26, they now lack any purpose to delay the impeachment attempt any longer. The possibility of the lawmakers passing the impeachment proposal has also increased as the "impeachment solidarity" between the opposition parties and the Saenuri Party's non-mainstream grows stronger. This day, at a lecture at Chosun University in Gwangju this day, Park Jie-won said, "I heard that the number of lawmakers in favor of impeachment within the Saenuri Party has surpassed sixty. The National Assembly will definitely pass the impeachment bill."

The special prosecutor, who will be appointed on December 2, is also a factor that weighs heavy on the president. However, due to the fact that the president will choose one of two candidates recommended by the opposition parties and that this will have a direct impact on the impeachment review at the Constitutional Court, challenges are expected until the final appointment of the special prosecutor.

The opposition parties are currently verifying the candidates for fear of any controversy over special privileges based on former posts, because of the qualification of an independent prosecutor뾬ver fifteen years of experience as a judge or prosecutor.

A parliamentary inspection is also waiting. Following the justice ministry and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on November 30, Cheong Wa Dae Offices of the Presidential Secretary and Presidential Security will report to the National Assembly on December 5. If lawmakers pass the impeachment proposal on December 2, they may raise questions about the president's whereabouts during the seven hours after the Sewol accident occurred during the parliamentary inspection. Even if the impeachment vote is postponed to December 9, allegations raised during the parliamentary inspection are expected to drive lawmakers to pass the impeachment proposal.