Yoon Suk Yeol made global headlines when he declared martial law in South Korea in a shocking move that saw Army troops move to see key buildings and infrastructure before being stood down.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been impeached less than two weeks after he declared martial law across the country and deployed the military.
Last weekend, he survived a first impeachment vote after most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a floor vote.Tens of thousands of South Koreans have poured onto the streets in the freezing cold Seoul every night for the past two weeks, calling for Yoon’s ousting and arrest. The poll by Gallup Korea surveyed over 1,000 adults. Three in four of them said they are for the president's impeachment, up from 73% in last week's poll.
The martial law imposition, the first of kind in more than four decades in South Korea, lasted only six hours, but has caused massive political uproar, halted diplomatic activities and rattled financial markets. Yoon was forced to lift his decree after parliament unanimously voted to overturn it.
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