South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has survived an impeachment vote in the National Assembly that was prompted by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law. But the opposition camp is poised to submit another motion to oust the president.

The National Assembly opened a plenary session at around 5 p.m. on Saturday to take a vote on the impeachment motion submitted by six opposition parties.

Support from at least eight lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party was needed for the motion to pass. But most members of the PPP refused to vote.

At around 9:20 p.m., National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik announced that the motion had failed as the number of lawmakers who cast ballots did not reach the threshold of 200 out of 300 seats.
This means Yoon will remain as president. But the leader of the PPP, Han Dong-hoon, said Yoon will be effectively stripped of his duties until he steps down.

The largest opposition Democratic Party has strongly condemned the PPP for boycotting the vote. Party leader Lee Jae-myung said they will not give up their attempt to impeach the president. He also called President Yoon "the worst risk in the country."

South Korea's political turmoil is expected to drag on. The Democratic Party says it will reintroduce a new impeachment motion as early as on Wednesday and hold a vote on Saturday.