The South Korean parliament has voted overwhelmingly to impeach embattled President Park Geun-hye pic.twitter.com/Wd1rRgMWuX— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 9, 2016
Park's powers will be suspended immediately, but her actual impeachment can only be confirmed by the nine judges of the constitutional court, who have 180 days to reach a ruling, and who have the power to reinstate her.