South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo has been impeached by the National Assembly, following a dispute with the opposition Democratic Party over appointments to the Constitutional Court.
South Korea ’s ruling People Power Party lawmakers protest against National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik during the impeachment vote of a plenary session for South Korea n acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea , December 27, 2024. Prime Minister Han has been acting president since President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached on Dec. 14 over his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3, and his presidential powers were suspended.
After Han’s impeachment, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok is next in line to assume the acting presidency, according to South Korean law. The main opposition Democratic Party (DP), which controls parliament, decided to impeach Han after he did not immediately appoint three justices to fill vacancies at the Constitutional Court. The DP-controlled parliament backed three nominees on Thursday, but Han said he would not formally appoint them unless there was bipartisan agreement on the appointments. There has been disagreement between the ruling and opposition parties and some constitutional scholars over whether a simple majority or a two-thirds vote is needed to impeach the acting president. However, parliament speaker Woo Won-shik, who is from the DP, said only a simple majority was needed to impeach Ha
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