Martial Law Fallout in South Korea: Impeachment Motion Filed Against President Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea's political crisis deepened on Wednesday as opposition parties submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, just hours after his abrupt declaration and subsequent reversal of martial law. The motion, filed by the main opposition Democratic Party and five smaller parties, reflects growing outrage over Yoon’s actions, which saw troops deployed around parliament before lawmakers successfully voted to nullify the decree.

The impeachment process requires the support of two-thirds of the 300-member National Assembly and at least six votes from the Constitutional Court’s nine justices....