UPDATE: Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol narrowly escaped an opposition-led impeachment attempt late on Saturday following his controversial six-hour martial law declaration earlier this week. According to AP, the impeachment motion failed when most ruling party lawmakers boycotted the vote, denying the two-thirds majority needed in the 300-seat National Assembly.
Despite Yoon’s public apology and promise to accept “legal and political responsibility” for the decree, his position remains precarious amid revelations that he allegedly ordered arrests of key political figures during the martial law period, including opposition leader Lee Jae-myung and even his own party chief Han Dong-hoon. The Democratic Party has vowed to file a
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