South Korea MPs Impeach President over Martial Law

South Korean MPs have impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as thousands of protesters on the streets of Seoul cheer the result.

Yoon will be suspended while the prime minister will serve as acting president. The constitutional court now has six months to rule on the impeachment.

A total of 204 MPs approved the motion to impeach Yoon, who plunged the country into political turmoil with a short-lived martial law declaration last week.

Yoon survived an impeachment vote last weekend and has clung to power, despite mounting calls for him to step down.

Yoon and his allies are currently under investigation for insurrection charges, and a travel ban has been slapped on several of them.