SEOUL: South Korea’s parliament impeached interim President Han Duck-soo on Friday (Dec 27), lower than two weeks after suspending President Yoon Suk Yeol’s powers over his temporary declaration of martial regulation, making plunge the nation additional into political chaos.
The impeachment of Han, performing president since Yoon was impeached on Dec. 14 for declaring martial regulation on Dec. 3, has pushed South Korea’s once-vibrant democratic success story into uncharted territory .
In an announcement after the vote, Han stated he was saddened by what present occasions will imply for the subsequent technology, however accepted the consequence.
“I respect Parliament’s choice and, to keep away from additional chaos and uncertainty, I’ll droop my duties in accordance with related legal guidelines,” he stated.
He added that he’ll await the Constitutional Court’s choice to overview the impeachment movement. The ruling People Power Party, which opposed Han’s opposition-led impeachment, stated it had filed a constitutional petition.
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok now assumes the position of interim president, being subsequent in line below the regulation. He will converse with the army chief and seek the advice of the overseas minister and the performing protection minister, a spokesman stated.
The movement led by opposition events handed with 192 votes out of 300 amid rowdy scenes from ruling members of the People Power Party, who surrounded the speaker’s podium shouting that the vote was invalid and that parliament had dedicated right into a “tyranny”.
