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South Korean lawmakers pass impeachment motion against Prez Yoon over martial law fiasco


Lawmakers in South Korean National Assembly have voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law fiasco.

Earlier, thousands took to the streets and assembled in front of the National Assembly to press the lawmakers to impeach the president. Seoul police said they expected more than 200,000 people to hold protests in support of removing him.

However, thousands others staged rallies in support of Yoon, singing patriotic songs and waving South Korean and American flags.

The impeachment vote comes a week after the first attempt to remove the president fell flat. 

Watch: South Korea Martial Law Row: Calls Grow For Yoon To Be Impeached After Martial Law Debacle

Two hundred votes were required for the impeachment to pass, a two-thirds majority. As of Friday, seven ruling party lawmakers had pledged to support impeachment. A total of 204 lawmakers voted in favour to impeach Yoon.

Vikrant Singh

Geopolitical writer at WION, follows Indian foreign policy and world politics, a truth seeker. 



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