South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been impeached for declaring martial law in early December. Yoon will now be stripped of his constitutional powers while the decision to remove him from office passes to the country's constitutional court.
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00:00We begin this evening in South Korea, where President Yoon Seok-yol has been impeached
00:05for declaring martial law earlier this month.
00:09Lawmakers needed at least a two-thirds majority to succeed, which they reached with 204 votes.
00:15The decision now passes to the Constitutional Court for deliberation.
00:20They have 180 days to decide.
00:23In the meantime, Yoon will be stripped of his constitutional powers, and the country's
00:27Prime Minister, Han Deok-su, will act as interim president.
00:31The court will later decide if Yoon's removal from office is warranted.
00:36He would be the second South Korean president voted out of office.