Almost all the lawmakers from South Korea's ruling party walked out of the chamber to boycott an impeachment vote against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law – effectively guaranteeing it will fail.

Lawmakers from Yoon's ruling People Power Party streamed out of the parliament's main chamber, a live video feed showed, even as tens of thousands of protesters gathered outside the building demanding he step down.

Le Monde with AFP