Lawmakers will vote on the main opposition Democratic Party's motion to impeach Yoon, who shocked the nation late on Tuesday when he gave the military sweeping emergency powers in order to root out what he called "anti-state forces" and overcome obstructionist political opponents.

An impeachment vote against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is planned for Saturday after his surprise declaration of martial law met backlash.

The head of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s governing party on Friday signaled more openness to his removal as president for declaring martial law.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 3 declared martial law in a televised announcement, accusing the opposition of “antistate” activities.

South Korean opposition lawmakers are pushing to hold an impeachment vote on Saturday against President Yoon Suk Yeol as the fallout from his short-lived declaration of martial law continues.

Decades of achievement led Yoon Suk Yeol to the pinnacle of political power in South Korea, but his legacy may now rest on a single, baffling decision to send out troops under martial law over vague claims that one of Asia's leading democracies was under threat.

After stunning his country and the world by declaring martial law late Tuesday night—before lifting it hours later, after protests against military rule broke out and parliament stepped in to invalidate the move—South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol may not have much of a political future left.