South Korea’s parliament voted on Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, suspending his power after he had declared martial law.
South Korea’s parliament on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, a move that ended days of political paralysis but set up an intense debate over Yoon's fate, as jubilant crowds roared to celebrate another defiant moment in the country's resilient democracy.The National Assembly passed the motion 204-85. Yoon’s presidential powers and duties were subsequently suspended and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, the country’s No.
After declaring martial law, Yoon sent hundreds of troops and police officers to the parliament to try to impede its vote on the decree, before they withdrew after the parliament rejected Yoon's decree. No major violence occurred.Opposition parties and many experts accuse Yoon of rebellion, citing a law that categorizes rebellion as the staging of a riot against established state authorities to undermine the constitution.
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