Core Points - South Korea's parliament passed an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol with 204 votes in favor, meeting the two-thirds threshold required for impeachment [1] - The political turmoil began with President Yoon declaring emergency martial law on December 3, citing the need to eradicate anti-state forces [1] - Following the declaration, the National Assembly quickly moved to lift the martial law on December 4, deeming it invalid [1] Timeline of Events - On December 5, opposition parties initiated an impeachment motion against President Yoon due to his martial law declaration [1] - The initial impeachment motion failed on December 7, as most lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party did not support it [1] - On December 8, President Yoon was booked as a suspect for treason related to his martial law declaration [1] - The National Assembly called for Yoon's arrest on December 10, following investigations into the martial law declaration [1] - On December 12, the parliament passed bills to appoint independent counsels to investigate Yoon's alleged insurrection and scandals involving his wife [1] - The second impeachment motion was reported on December 13, leading to the successful impeachment vote on December 14 [1] - With the impeachment passed, the constitutional court will deliberate within 180 days, during which Yoon's powers will be suspended and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will act as president [1]
Timeline: Political turmoil in South Korea over past two weeks--China Economic Net