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President of South Korea, Yoon Seok Yeolsurvived Saturday impeachment motion represented by the opposition-led parliament after its attempt to impose martial law this week, after members of his party will boycott the vote.

They were only released 195 votesbelow threshold need 200 for the votes to be counted.

“The entire nation is waiting for the decision taken today here in the National Assembly. The world is watching“Said National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik. “It’s unfortunate that there wasn’t even a vote.”.

The main opposition group is Democratic Partysaid he would reopen the impeachment motion next week if it fails on Saturday.

Yoon shocked the nation late Tuesday when he provided broad military emergency powers root out what he called “anti-state forces” and defeat obstructionist political opponents.

on Saturday he apologized for his attempt introduce martial law and achieved bowed during a televised address to the nation. Yun said he would not try to evade legal and political responsibility for his decision, which he said was driven by desperation.

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The speech was the leader’s first public appearance after the order was lifted martial law early Wednesday morning, just six hours after it was announced and after parliament defied military and police cordons and voted against the decree.

“I’m very sorry and I would like to ask sincere apologies people who were shocked,” Yoon said.

Leader of the ruling party of South Korea Han Dong Hoonsaid after Yoon’s speech that the president he was no longer able to fulfill his duty public and that his resignation is inevitable.

Thousands of protesters with candles They gathered outside parliament on Friday evening to demand Yoon’s removal. Prosecutor’s office, police and the Office for the Investigation of Corruption Among High-ranking Officials an investigation has been launched against Yoon and other charges related to the martial law decree to bring charges of, among other things, sedition and abuse of power.

Reuters