South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached on Saturday after the National Assembly voted to remove him from office, with 204 lawmakers supporting the motion. 

The Democratic Party (DP), which led the impeachment effort, secured support from 12 lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party (PPP), despite the PPP’s platform opposing the motion. This marks the second time in South Korea’s history that a sitting president has been impeached, following Park Geun-hye in 2016.

The official document confirming the impeachment motion will be presented to Yoon, immediately suspending his presidential powers. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will most likely assume the