Acting South Korea president faces impeachment motion
South Korea's opposition Democratic Party submitted an impeachment motion against embattled acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday in the latest challenge to the country's leadership structure.
South Korean opposition submits motion to impeach the country’s acting president as strife deepens
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s main opposition party submitted a motion on Thursday to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his short-lived martial law decree on Dec. 3.
South Korea’s political tumult continues as opposition vows to impeach acting president
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s main liberal opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo, as Seoul grapples with the turmoil set off when impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol made a short-lived declaration of martial law.
South Korea’s opposition moves to impeach acting president
The acting president has yet to appoint extra judges to the Constitutional Court as opposition lawmakers requested, leaving in limbo the impeachment of the president who briefly imposed martial law.
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Last month, amid a series of mounting economic and political crises, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a martial law decree—the first in more than 40 years. Yoon claimed that it was necessary to “eradicate anti-state forces” and “protect constitutional order.
South Korea opposition plans vote to impeach acting President Han
South Korea's main opposition party introduced a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday, a day before it plans to seek a vote on the move, which could deepen a constitutional crisis triggered by a short-lived martial law.
S Korea MPs file motion to impeach acting president
Han Duck-soo has stepped in as caretaker president since lawmakers voted to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol earlier this month South Korea's opposition lawmakers have filed a motion to impeach the country's prime minister and acting leader Han Duck-soo,
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