South Korea’s Yoon Survives Impeachment After Martial Law Fiasco
- Yoon squeaks through after some party members defy boycott
- Ruling party must now find way to stabilize political chaos
A plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul, Dec. 7.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived impeachment on Saturday as his ruling party refused to join an opposition bid to oust him after he shocked the nation and its allies by briefly declaring martial law.
The impeachment vote failed to gain the 200-vote hurdle needed to suspend the president from duties, after the ruling party boycotted the vote. A lengthy standoff followed as the opposition waited for ruling party members to change their minds and vote. Despite some of them doing so it eventually became clear the motion wouldn’t pass.