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South Korea's National Assembly votes to impeach acting president
Protesters stage a rally demanding the arrest of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol outside of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, December 27, 2024. The signs read, ‘Fire the rebellion leader Yoon Suk Yeol immediately’

SOUTH KOREA’S opposition-controlled National Assembly voted today to impeach acting President Han Duck Soo despite protests by governing party legislators.

The move further deepened the political crisis set off by president Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning and short-lived imposition of martial law and his ensuing impeachment.

Mr Han’s impeachment means he will be stripped of the powers and duties of the president until the Constitutional Court decides whether to dismiss or reinstate him. 

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