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The impeachment was approved amidst continued public protests and resulted from a coalition of lawmakers from the opposition and defectors from Yoon’s ruling party, surpassing the necessary two-thirds vote threshold by only four votes. As a consequence of this ruling, Yoon is suspended while the Constitutional Court deliberates on the validity of the impeachment, which must occur within six months. If the court upholds the decision, a new presidential election must be organized within 60 days.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister will assume the duties of acting president during this legal and political upheaval, with South Korea's state of affairs remaining intricate and subject to further developments.