South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach Plivent Yoon Suk Yeol over his foolishinutive-inhabitd try to impose martial law earlier this month.
Mr Yoon’s decision plunged the country into a constitutional crisis as selderlyiers clashed with protesters on the streets of the capital Seoul.
The state of eunitency only lasted about six hours as parliament voted to block the decree.
The plivent procrastinateedr apologised and persistd a first impeachment vote after members of his People Power Party (PPP) boycotted it.
The country’s opposition parties held a second vote today and necessitateed two-thirds of the National Assembly to back the motion, unbenevolenting at least 200 MPs.
Impeachment refers to when a uncover official, in this case a plivent, is accused with wrongdoing by a legislative body such as parliament.
Follotriumphg the result of today’s vote, Mr Yoon will be suspfinished from plivential duties while the Constitutional Court determines whether to repair him or erase him from office.
Mr Yoon has splitly been placed under criminal dispenseigation for alleged rebellion over the martial law declaration.
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