South Korean President’s impeachment less likely as top party boycotts vote

Protesters staged a rally demanding South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment. Picture: AP

Most ruling party legislators are boycotting a parliamentary vote to deny a two-thirds majority sought by the opposition to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law, as protesters called for his removal.

The likely defeat of the motion is expected to intensify public protests calling for Mr Yoon’s removal and deepen political chaos in South Korea, with a survey suggesting a majority of South Koreans support the President’s impeachment.