South Korea's parliament voted on Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal, suspending her powers.
The National Assembly motion, passed by 234 votes to 56, transfers Park's authority to the prime minister, pending a decision by the Constitutional Court on whether to ratify the decision and permanently remove the president from office.
President Park is reportedly scheduling a meeting with members of her cabinet.
There have been mass rallies every Saturday for the past six weeks calling for Park to quit, and opinion polls had shown overwhelming public support for her impeachment.
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