South Korea’s Yoon survives martial law impeachment vote after boycott by ruling party members

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A South Korean legislative push to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law fell through on December 7, 2024, after most lawmakers from his conservative governing party boycotted the vote. The defeat of the motion is expected to intensify public protests calling for Yoon’s ouster and deepen political chaos in South Korea, with a survey suggesting a majority of South Koreans support the president’s impeachment