South Korea MPs vote to impeach president after mass protests over martial law | BBC News

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South Korean MPs have voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The vote marks a second attempt to impeach Yoon over his botched attempt to declare martial law, which sparked mass protests.

Thousands of people took to the streets in Seoul as protesters – both supporting and against the president – staged huge rallies ahead of the impeachment vote.

He will be suspended from office while the prime minister will serve as acting president.

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