South Korean lawmakers have impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday. The National Assembly Speaker, Woo Won-shik, made this announcement on Friday. He said the acting president actively participated in the insurrection after his predecessor declared martial law earlier this month.

South Korea's political crisis deepened on Friday as the National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo. The move comes just two weeks after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached following his failed attempt to impose martial law on December 3.

The impeachment of Han Duck-soo, acting president since Yoon was impeached on Dec. 14 for declaring martial law, has thrown South Korea's once-vibrant democratic success story into uncharted territory.

Trouble mounts in South Korea after 192 lawmakers voted on Friday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo, two weeks after parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. With this South Korea now witnesses its second impeachment of a head of state in less than two weeks which further destabilises its vibrant political scene.

Han Duck-soo, acting president of South Korea, is navigating intense political turbulence after the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. With extensive experience across political lines, Han faces challenges from North Korea and economic slowdown,

South Korea's Parliament on Friday (27 December) impeached acting President Han Duck-soo, citing his involvement in a brief period of martial law. The decision intensified the nation’s political turmoil, with the Constitutional Court announcing plans to expedite the trial of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The Constitutional Court requires six out of nine justices to remove Yoon, but three seats remain vacant.View on euronews

South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach prime minister and acting President Han Duck-soo Friday, less than two weeks after parliament stripped President Yoon Suk Yeol of his powers over his short-lived martial law order that plunged the country into political chaos.

South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik bangs a gavel during a plenary session for the impeachment motion against South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024.

Senior aides to South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, a day after his office expressed regret over acting President Choi Sang-mok's approval of two new judges to a court set to decide Yoon's fate.