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Tamsin Paternoster

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol impeached over martial law order

South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday unanimously voted to uphold the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol — removing the beleaguered leader from office four months after he thrust the country into political chaos following an ill-fated martial law order.

Thousands gathered at a rally in Seoul broke out in cheers over the decision, which marks a dramatic fall for Yoon, once a former star prosecutor who became president a barely a year after entering politics.

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