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

If Mr Yoon is impeached, he will be stripped of his constitutional powers until the Constitutional Court can rule on his fate.

Members of main opposition Democratic Party stage a rally against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
Members of main opposition Democratic Party stage a rally against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (Ahn Young-joon/AP) (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press