South Korea’s ruling party chief steps down

Han Dong-hoon has said he is to blame for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment

The head of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP), Han Dong-hoon, has announced his resignation after the impeachment of the country’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol.

The South Korean parliament voted to impeach Yoon on Saturday over his decision to briefly declare martial law in early December, with some members of the president’s PPP party supporting the move.