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South Korea’s parliament has passed an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol for his failed attempt to impose martial law. 204 deputies voted in favor of the motion and 85 against, according to the result announced by the president of the chamber.
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December 14, 2024 – 09:16
(Keystone-ATS) Three elected officials abstained and eight ballots were declared invalid. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the National Assembly while waiting for the vote exploded with joy at the announcement of the result, according to AFP journalists on site.
Mr. Yoon is now suspended, pending whether or not the Constitutional Court validates his dismissal. She has 180 days to do this. The interim will be held by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.
If the Court confirms the impeachment, Yoon Suk Yeol will become the second president in the history of South Korea to suffer this fate, after Park Geun-hye in 2017. But there is also a precedent of impeachment voted by Parliament and then invalidated two months later by the Constitutional Court: that of Roh Moo-hyun in 2004.
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