SEOUL, South Korea
South Korean lawmakers started voting on Saturday, December 7, on a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law, even after most members of Parliament boycotted.
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| Lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo sits alone, the only People Power Party lawmaker who remains in the voting chamber during the plenary session for the impeachment vote of President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 7, 2024 |
Almost all the lawmakers from South Korea's ruling party, People Power Party walked out of the chamber, effectively guaranteeing it will fail.
Lawmakers from other parties began casting their secret ballots in the chamber, but it remained unclear whether enough ruling People Power Party lawmakers who walked out would join the opposition to meet the two-thirds majority needed to pass the measure.
The ruling Party's walkout means the bill is short of the votes needed to pass it.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol had earlier apologized for imposing martial law last week.
In the meantime, tens of thousands of protesters gathered outside the building demanding Yoon step down. "Police estimated that around 149,000 people had joined the gathering as of 5:30 pm while organizers claimed the turnout was one million," Yonhap agency said.
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