Yoon suspended from presidential duties after impeachment vote

President Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from his presidential duties Saturday after his office received an impeachment declaration following its passage at the National Assembly, 11 days after his short-lived martial law declaration.

The suspension took effect at 7:24 p.m., about two and a half hours after the National Assembly passed the motion 204-85 in a floor vote.

Yoon is unable to exercise his presidential powers while the Constitutional Court deliberates whether to oust him from office, a process that could take up to 180 days.

Under the Constitution, the president holds the authority to command the armed forces, conclude and ratify treaties, grant pardons, veto legislation, promulgate legal amendments, submit budget proposals and appoint or dismiss public officials. (Yonhap)