Who is Han Duck-soo, South Korea's impeached acting president?
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who was impeached on Friday as South Korea's acting president, is a career technocrat whose wide ...
Chanting South Korean ruling party lawmakers swarm parliament in protest of impeachment vote
Politicians voted to impeach Han, who has been acting president since Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached on 14 December over his short-lived imposition of martial law on 3 December. Footage from inside ...
151 or 200? Debate ensues over South Korea acting president’s impeachment threshold
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea claims it can impeach the acting president with a simple majority of 151 votes in the National Assembly. In the 300-member parliament, the Democratic ...
South Korean democracy versus North Korean dictatorship: Strength in impeachment
Although counterintuitive, the impeachment in South Korea demonstrates the strength of Korean democracy. Yes, it is a messy ...
Lessons for democracy from impeachment of South Korean President
A dramatic power grab in South Korea through martial law was undone in just six hours, and President Yoon Suk Yeol impeached ...
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Yoon suspended amid impeachment. What’s next?
Acting presidents have previously appointed Constitutional Court justices in impeachment situations. For example, during Park ...