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Opposition needs ruling party support to suspend president over ‘insurrectionary’ martial law bid, while removal would need court approval

South Korean lawmakers are set to vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, in a second parliamentary showdown that appeared on a knife edge.

Yoon Suk Yeol tells nation he will face legal consequences and will not try to impose martial law for a second time

South Korea’s ruling party leader calls for president to be suspended ahead of impeachment vote

Lawmakers camping out in parliament, hundreds of thousands of protestors expected outside, a landmark vote to impeach the president over martial law -- South Korean democracy faces its "most critical moment", opposition leader Lee Jae-myung told AFP Friday.

Head of the People Power party claims there is a significant risk that president could order ‘extreme actions’

If Yoon gets impeached or steps down after martial law saga, PM Han Duck-soo will step in as interim president.

South Korea in turmoil as opposition moves to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law declaration. Uncertainties loom over country's political future.

In today’s newsletter: Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration – and subsequent lifting – of martial law has sent South Korea into political chaos, and left their president facing impeachment