President Han Duck-soo, accusing him of failing to present special counsel bills during a recent Cabinet meeting. The bills, intended to investigate allegations of sedition and issues involving First Lady Kim Keon-hee,

Acting President Han Duck-soo brushed off opposition demands to approve bills by Tuesday that would launch special counsel investigations into President Yoon Suk Yeol's alleged insurrection and his wife Kim Keon Hee’s alleged election meddling and corruption.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became South Korea's acting president after Saturday's impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, is a career technocrat whose wide-ranging experience and reputation for rationality could serve him well in his latest role.

SEOUL: South Korea's opposition on Tuesday said it would impeach acting president Han Duck-soo in protest over his refusal to sign into law special bills to investigate his impeached

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea said Tuesday it will push ahead with the impeachment process for acting President Han Duck-soo, on the coattails of him snubbing the opposition's demand to promulgate special counsel bills targeting the president and first lady and calling for a parliamentary "compromise" on current issues.

SEOUL: South Korea's main opposition party plans to "immediately" take steps to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo, the party's floor leader said on Tuesday (Dec 24).

South Korea’s main opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo after he missed an opposition-set deadline to approve independent investigations into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife.

Lawmakers from the liberal Democratic Party agreed unanimously on Tuesday to pursue an impeachment motion against acting President Han Duck-soo over his refusal to consider two bills to establish special counsel probes into Yoon and his wife.