The vote by South Korea’s parliament to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday marked the culmination of a stunning political showdown sparked by his shock decision to impose martial law on the vibrant democratic country.

Both indexes had rebounded strongly last week after initially falling after the martial law flip-flop and failed first impeachment vote.

South Korean lawmakers are set to vote on an opposition-led impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, two days after Yoon defended his controversial martial law decree and vowed to resist mounting calls for his ouster.

South Korea's main opposition party threatened on Monday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo if he failed to approve legislation to launch a special counsel investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed bid to impose martial law.

The opposition Democratic Party of Korea has threatened impeachment of the current president, Han Duck-soo, for allegedly aiding in the delay of an investigation into the failed attempt by ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law in the country,

President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration and the ensuing fiasco have significantly impacted the lives of many Koreans, although mostly negatively. Despite the decree being lifted just six hours later and the National Assembly passing a motion to impeach him,