South Korea's National Assembly meets on December 7 (Photo: Yonhap)

Speaker Woo said with a total of 195 votes, the number of members voting did not meet the required two-thirds majority, therefore, he declared the vote on this issue invalid.

Earlier that day, the National Assembly convened a plenary session to vote on two key bills: one to impeach President Yoon and another to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate corruption allegations involving First Lady Kim Keon Hee. Both proposals, introduced by the Democratic Party, which holds a majority in the National Assembly, failed to secure enough votes for passage.

After the impeachment vote concluded, Prime Minister Han Duck Soo of the ruling PPP promised that the government would work swiftly to stabilize the nation.