A South Korean court removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his ill-fated martial law declaration, paving the way for a presidential race to end a leadership vacuum that has gripped the nation for months.

South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has been ousted from office by the country's constitutional court. Yoon was impeached over his imposition of martial law on Dec. 3 in a surprise late-night broadcast where he declared martial law in South Korea,