December 14, 2024

South Korea’s National Assembly passed the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday, with 204 votes in favor of the impeachment in the 300-seat parliament, surpassing the two-thirds of all ballots needed. Meanwhile, 85 lawmakers opposed the motion, with three abstention votes and eight invalid votes.

Under South Korean constitution, Yoon’s presidential power and duties will be suspended until the Constitutional Court decides whether to expel him from office.

Yoon Suk-yeol vowed to do his best for his country "until the end," shortly after the National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against him Saturday. "Although I am pausing for now, my journey for the future with the people over the past two and a half years shouldn't stop," Yoon said in a public address recorded at his residence, the Yonhap News Agency reported. 

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