South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has survived an impeachment motion in the country’s parliament after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law.
Members of his party boycotted the vote, despite some within his own party calling for his suspension.
Only 195 votes were cast, below the threshold of 200 needed for the vote to count.
"The entire nation is watching the decision being made here at the National Assembly today. World is watching," National Assembly speaker Woo Won-shik said.
“It's very unfortunate that there wasn't even a vote."
The main opposition Democratic Party has said it will revive the impeachment motion next week if it failed on Saturday.
Mr Yoon shocked the nation late on Tuesday when he gave the military sweeping emergency powers in order to root out what he called "anti-state forces". He later rescinded the order after an outcry.
He apologised to the nation in a speech on Saturday morning but resisted calls to resign ahead of the vote.
Impeaching Mr Yoon required support from two-thirds of the National Assembly, or 200 of its 300 members. The opposition parties who brought the impeachment motion had 192 seats, but only three lawmakers from PPP participated in the vote.
The motion was scrapped without ballot counting because the number of votes didn't reach 200.
However, some experts say some ruling party lawmakers could eventually join opposition parties' efforts to impeach Mr Yoon if public demands for it grow further.
If he is impeached, his powers will be suspended until the Constitutional Court decides whether to remove him from office. If he is removed, an election to replace him must take place within 60 days.
In his apology over declaring martial law, Mr Yoon said it was “made out of my desperation”.
Since taking office in 2022, he has struggled to push his agenda through an opposition-controlled parliament and grappled with low approval ratings amid scandals involving himself and his wife.
In his martial law announcement on Tuesday night, he called parliament a "den of criminals" bogging down state affairs and vowed to eliminate "shameless North Korea followers and anti-state forces."
