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South Korean President Yoon Apologizes Before Impeachment Vote

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Yoon Suk Yeol bowing as he delivers a speech, at Seoul Station in Seoul, on Dec. 7. Photographer: WOOHAE CHO/Bloomberg (WOOHAE CHO/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol apologized on Saturday for plunging the country into political turmoil this week with a surprise martial law decree that he revoked within hours.

“I sincerely apologize to the public that would have been shocked,” Yoon said in a televised address as opposition parties prepared to vote on an impeachment motion.

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