Crowd Celebrates in Seoul as Presidential Impeachment Vote Passes

A crowd celebrated outside South Korea’s national assembly on December 9 as lawmakers voted to go ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Park Geun-hye. The measure was approved with 234 votes out of 300, with 200 needed for its passage.

299 lawmakers joined the anonymous vote, 56 voted against the impeachment, and two abstained. Seven votes were considered invalid. Credit: Twitter/peoplepower21 via Storyful