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After Yoon, 63, is suspended from office, Prime Minister Han Duk-soo will take on the role of acting president. Now, South Korea’s Constitutional Court will deliberate on Yoon’s fate and issue a decision within 180 days. If the court supports his removal, Yoon would become the second president in South Korean history to be successfully impeached. Presidential elections must be held within 60 days of his removal.
South Korea’s National Assembly voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol and suspend him from office amid a political crisis over a controversial effort to impose martial law in the country. Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the opposition Democratic Party, said after the vote that today’s impeachment is a big victory for the people. The impeachment motion passed in favor of 204 lawmakers, as thousands of protesters gathered outside the parliament building in Seoul, waving banners and chanting slogans demanding Yoon’s removal.
After Yoon, 63, is suspended from office, Prime Minister Han Duk-soo will take over the role of acting president. Now, South Korea’s Constitutional Court will deliberate on Yoon’s fate and issue a decision within 180 days. If the court supports his removal, Yoon would become the second president in South Korean history to be successfully impeached. Presidential elections must be held within 60 days of his removal.
Last Saturday, most of the ruling party MPs had boycotted the voting, due to which Yun got some relief. Some MPs from the ruling People Power Party then said they would participate in the vote for a second time. Protests intensified in South Korea against Yoon’s order to impose martial law, while his popularity also declined significantly. Every night for the past two weeks, thousands of people have braved the bitter cold and taken to the streets of the capital Seoul to demand Yoon’s ouster and arrest.
