South Korean lawmakers impeached acting president Han Duck-soo, deepening the country's political crisis. Han was serving as prime minister after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached. Opposition MPs argued that Han refused to complete Yoon's impeachment process. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok is now acting president and prime minister, promising to end the political upheaval.
South Korea 's new acting president , Choi Sang-mok has promised to overcome the political turmoil that has gripped the country this month. Picture: YONHAP / AFP South Korea n lawmakers impeached acting president Han Duck-soo on Friday, sinking the country even deeper into political crisis two weeks after his predecessor was suspended over a martial law declaration that shocked the world.
"I announce that Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's impeachment motion has passed. Out of the 192 lawmakers who voted, 192 voted to impeach," said National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik. In addition to being the second impeachment of a head of state in just two weeks, Friday's vote was also South Korea's first impeachment of an acting president.
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, who is now stepping into the roles of both acting president and prime minister, pledged to do all he can to end the political upheaval gripping his country. At the heart of the backlash against Han was his refusal to appoint additional judges to the Constitutional Court, which will decide whether to uphold parliament's decision to impeach Yoon, and now Han as well.
Han's refusal to formally appoint more judges"revealed his true colours", said Democratic Party lawmaker Jo Seoung-lae.The opposition said in its impeachment motion that Han was"intentionally avoiding the special investigation to probe those involved in the insurrection and has clearly stated his intention to reject the appointments of three Constitutional Court judges".
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