South Korean president impeached after second vote over martial order declaration

President Yoon Suk-yeol has been impeached at the second time of asking, as lawmakers voted in favour of the motion by 204 votes to 85.

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00:00South Korea has voted to impeach President Yun over his failed martial law attempt earlier

00:06this month.

00:07The motion passed with 204 votes in favor, 85 against, three abstentions and eight invalid

00:14ballots.

00:15It was

00:36the second impeachment vote in the space of a week.

00:40President Yun survived the first vote after the majority of the country's ruling party

00:44boycotted the motion, which means it did not reach the minimum 200 out of 300 votes.

00:51His presidential powers will now be suspended until the Constitutional Court decides within

00:56180 days whether to dismiss him as a president or restore his powers.