In Pictures: South Korea president escapes impeachment over martial law fiasco
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment on Dec 7 over his brief declaration of martial law, after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted a vote despite huge protests outside Parliament.
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Protesters react after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law which was reversed hours later, survived an impeachment motion, in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Dec 7, 2024.
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Demonstrators expressing their disappointment after a failed bid to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, days after his brief declaration of martial law, outside the National Assembly in Seoul, on Dec. 7, 2024. All but three of the 108 members of Yoon's party refused to vote on impeachment, which would have required eight defections to remove him from power.
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South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung and lawmakers attending a press conference after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law which was reversed hours later, survived an impeachment motion, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Dec 7, 2024. The signs read: "Punish the rebellion leader" and "Impeach Yoon Suk Yeol".
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South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik bangs the gavel to announce that "the voting cannot take place" because the quorum was not reached during a plenary session of the impeachment vote of President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec 7, 2024.
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A South Korea flag flutters in the wind as a general view shows people taking part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul, Dec 7, 2024.
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A person reacts as protesters take part in a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec 7, 2024.
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Lawmakers queueing to cast their votes on the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec 7, 2024.
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Lawmaker Ahn Chul-soo sits alone, the only People Power Party lawmaker to remain in the voting chamber during the plenary session for the impeachment vote of President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec 7, 2024.
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Lawmakers in the voting chamber during the plenary session for the impeachment vote of President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec 7, 2024.
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Members of the Korea National Security Federation singing as they attend a rally held in support of President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec 7, 2024.
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Shin Jae-hyung (centre), a 66-year-old protester who participated in South Korea's pro-democracy mass protests in the 1970s and the 1980s, taking part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul, on Dec 7, 2024.
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Nearly 150,000 protesters were estimated to have filled the streets around the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec 7, 2024, with many wearing elaborate outfits, carrying homemade flags and blasting K-pop tunes.
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Protesters taking part in a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec 7, 2024.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol bows while delivering an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec 7, 2024.
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