South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been impeached by parliament after a vote in favour of the motion ended 204 to 85.
Lawmakers made the decision on Saturday, marking the second impeachment vote within a week. President Yoon survived the first in the National Assembly a week ago.
The motion had been boycotted by the majority of People Party lawmakers, meaning that it failed to reach the minimum 200 votes out of 300 in order to pass.
Yoon’s presidential powers and duties will now be suspended until the Constitutional Court decides within 180 days whether to dismiss him as president or restore his powers.
Should the president be ousted from office, a national election to choose his successor must be held within 60 days.
The impeachment comes amid sustained protests against Yoon as tens of thousands of Koreans have been taking to the streets of Seoul, the nation’s capital after his infamous martial law declaration on December 3.
Lasting six hours, Yoon’s martial law declaration was the first in over four decades in South Korea.
The nation’s defence minister police chief and the head of Seoul’s metropolitan police agency have all been arrested over their roles in the martial law debacle.