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Thousands of anti-Yoon protesters celebrated outside the National Assembly on Saturday evening after the impeachment motion passed, with the crowd singing as fireworks broke out overhead.

His presidential powers will formally be suspended once he is served with a copy of the impeachment resolution.

For the impeachment to pass, two-thirds of parliament must vote in favour, meaning eight ruling party MPs must join the opposition.

As part of the plea deal with Justice Department special counsel David Weiss, California resident Alexander Smirnov will admit he fabricated the story that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.

The party of South Korea’s embattled president has refused to join an impeachment effort, instead promising an ‘orderly resignation.’