South Korean lawmakers on Saturday voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after he attempted to implement martial law, capping one of the most tumultuous periods in the country’s modern democratic history.
Members of the National Assembly voted 204 in favor of impeachment with 85 opposed. A two-thirds majority, or 200 votes, in the 300-member legislature was required for passage. Yoon is now suspended from office and must await a final ruling by South Korea’s Constitutional Court on whether to uphold or overturn the result.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has faced intense criticism over his brief declaration of martial law earlier this month.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo takes over as acting president.