South Korea’s parliament successfully impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday after he declared martial law to “eliminate” purported North Korean forces attempting to undermine the democratic country, only to reverse course.

The parliamentary body approved the latest impeachment motion with 204 votes in favor to 85 votes in opposition, the Associated Press reported. The motion needed a majority of 200 to pass. The successful impeachment came one week after a similar vote failed to pass the floor.

Woo Won Shik, who presides over the National Assembly as its speaker, said Yoon’s impeachment was driven by “the people’s ardent desire for democracy, courage and dedication.”

Yoon was suspended and replaced by South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo, who took over presidential powers later Saturday.

The Constitutional Court of Korea will now decide within the next 180 days whether to dismiss Yoon from his post or to restore his powers. If he’s removed, a national election will be held within two months.

The second impeachment motion alleged Yoon “committed rebellion” by imposing martial law, leading to mass protests in Seoul. The motion said Yoon’s use of military and police threatened parliament and the public and asserted his martial law decree disturbed the nation’s constitution.

Yoon’s martial law declaration only lasted six hours until parliament unanimously agreed to overturn it earlier this month. Before it was lifted, all political activities, including parliamentary actions, were banned. Nonetheless, the South Korean MPs pushed on to disband the order.

Yoon vowed to root out “anti-state forces” that allegedly plotted rebellion and sympathized with North Korea, seemingly referring to the opposition party’s control of parliament. He did not elaborate on the supposedly nefarious actors at the time. The controversial move, which hadn’t been invoked since 1980, was strongly opposed by his own conservative party and the opposition.

The U.S. reiterated its “ironclad” support for South Korea and its commitment to democracy and the law after the country’s parliament impeached Yoon. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the U.S. is prepared to work with the country’s acting leader.

In response to his own impeachment, Yoon said he will “never give up” amid public criticisms of his abuse of power and characterized the pause in his presidency as “temporary.” He called for stability during this time.

“I will carry with me all the criticisms, encouragement and support directed toward me,” Yoon said, “and I will continue to do my utmost for the country until the very last moment.”

Elected in 2022, Yoon is now the third South Korean president to be impeached while in office. In 2016, the nation’s first female president, Park Geun-hye, was impeached over a corruption scandal. She was removed from office after the Constitutional Court upheld her impeachment. In 2004, Roh Moo-hyun was impeached for illegal electioneering but he returned to office after the court struck down his impeachment.