At least seven ruling People Power Party MPs have said they would vote to remove the president for imposing martial law earlier this month. The party had previously boycotted a vote last week on impeaching Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea's parliament is set to vote again on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to declare martial law earlier this month. It was a decision that plunged the country into a constitutional crisis and triggered calls for Mr Yoon to step down on the grounds he had broken the law. The country's opposition parties plan to hold the vote at 4pm today and need two-thirds of the National Assembly to back the motion, meaning at least 200 MPs.
Read more on South Korea:Disappointment for protesters as Yoon saved by partyThe South Koreans who stood up to martial law Yoon vows to 'fight to the end' Large demonstrations are also set to take place in Seoul ahead of the vote, marking the latest in a series of protests that have seen tens of thousands calling for the ousting and arrest of the president.
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