After his party abstains from the vote, South Korea's President Yoon successfully survives an impeachment attempt.

• This week, Yoon, the South Korean President, tried to implement martial law, resulting in fierce opposition and demands for his removal from office.
• Despite opposition, Yoon survived an impeachment attempt in parliament after his party members boycotted the vote.
• Despite apologizing to his country, Yoon refused to resign prior to the vote.

On Saturday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol successfully withstood an impeachment motion in the opposition-controlled parliament, which was triggered by his brief attempt to implement martial law earlier in the week. Despite the absence of some of his party members during the vote, President Yoon managed to survive the impeachment motion.

The number of votes cast was less than the required threshold of 200.

"The National Assembly speaker, Woo Won-shik, sighed as he stated, "The entire nation and the world are watching the decision being made here today at the National Assembly. Unfortunately, there wasn't even a vote.""

If the impeachment motion fails on Saturday, the Democratic Party intends to revive it next week.

On Tuesday evening, Yoon stunned the country by issuing a decree granting the military broad emergency powers to combat "anti-state elements" and overcome political opposition. However, he later reversed the decision.

On Saturday morning, he gave an apology to the nation in a speech but refused to resign prior to the vote.