South Korea’s opposition parties submit motion to impeach president Yoon

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

Members of main opposition Democratic Party stage a rally against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

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.