South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol survives impeachment vote

Lawmakers in South Korea have narrowly failed to impeach the nation's president over his short-lived attempt to declare martial law.

A bill to censure Yoon Suk Yeol fell three votes short of the 200 needed to pass, with many members of parliament in the ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotting the vote.

 Only 195 lawmakers in the National Assembly voted during a televised session to impeach the president, falling short of the 200 needed for the vote to pass.

Opposition parties submitted a motion to parliament, accusing the president of attempting to seize power violently and exceeding authority by declaring martial law without proper grounds and in violation of the law. 

Earlier on Saturday, the Yonhap news agency reported that more than 150,000 people had gathered outside the parliament to call for Yoon's ouster.