South Korea’s bid to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol fails after ruling party boycotts vote – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:Motion to impeach South Korean president failsMembers of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol’s party left parliament ahead of a planned impeachment vote on Saturday over his attempt to impose martial law, Reuters reported.As lawmakers debated the motion, filed by the main opposition Democratic Party, only a single member of Yoon’s People Power Party (PPP) remained in his seat, casting doubts over whether the measure would reach the two-thirds threshold to pass. Continue reading...

South Korea’s bid to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol fails after ruling party boycotts vote – as it happened

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Members of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol’s party left parliament ahead of a planned impeachment vote on Saturday over his attempt to impose martial law, Reuters reported.

As lawmakers debated the motion, filed by the main opposition Democratic Party, only a single member of Yoon’s People Power Party (PPP) remained in his seat, casting doubts over whether the measure would reach the two-thirds threshold to pass. Continue reading...