Police estimated at least 200,000 people filled the streets of Seoul ahead of the vote. It is the second such attempt to impeach Yoon, after a previous motion failed to garner support from ruling party lawmakers.

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s term is set to end on May 9, 2027, but with the prospect of his early departure from office, that timeline is likely to be moved up significantly. This scenario became more likely after the National Assembly on Dec 14 voted to impeach him,

South Korea's parliament impeached Presisdent Yoon Suk Yeol for his attempt to impose martial, the first time such a measure had been imposed on the nation in more than four decades.

The prime minister is set to assume presidential powers on an interim basis. The constitutional court will now review the vote, which could take months.

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Saturday (Dec 14) to fight for his political future after he was impeached in a second vote by the opposition-led parliament ov

South Korean investigators on Friday pressed ahead with their probe into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his Dec. 3 martial law declaration, issuing another summons demanding that he appear for questioning on Christmas Day,

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived December 3 martial law declaration has spurred a wave of online misinformation. In one recent example, an image surfaced on social media that appeared to show a man throwing a glass bottle at a television broadcasting Yoon's defiant speech defending the imposition of martial law.