(MENAFN) South Korea's parliament has voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal.
The National Assembly motion passed by 234 votes to 56, meaning some members of Ms Park's ruling Saenuri party voted to impeach her.
Ms Park's authority now passes to Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn.
She has been embroiled in a political scandal that led thousands of Koreans to take to the streets in recent weeks demanding her removal from power.
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