Yoon survives impeachment vote after his power grab

Seoul | South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has survived impeachment 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.

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