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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Michael Howie

South Korea's president faces impeachment as failed bid to impose martial law sparks chaos

South Korea's opposition parties on Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol, hours after he ended a short-lived martial law that prompted troops to encircle parliament before lawmakers voted to lift it.

Impeaching Mr Yoon would require the support of two-thirds of parliament for the motion and then the backing of at least six Constitutional Court justices.

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