South Korea
Motion to remove interim president from office filed
The government crisis in South Korea continues. The country’s opposition is trying to force interim President Han Duck Soo out of office. A decision should be made quickly.
In South Korea, the opposition says it has filed a motion for impeachment proceedings against interim president Han Duck Soo. “We submitted the motion just before the plenary session,” lawmaker Park Sung Joon told reporters at the National Assembly on Thursday. “We will vote on it tomorrow.” Han had previously refused to appoint three judges to the Constitutional Court to complete the impeachment of his predecessor, suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol.
If the three additional justices are not appointed, all six current justices would have to vote unanimously to remove Yoon from office. A single dissenting vote would reinstate Yoon.
South Korea: Protests against Yoon continue
Yoon was suspended on December 14 with the help of votes from his conservative PP party after briefly declaring martial law on December 3. Prime Minister Han took over the presidential duties. Yoon’s removal from office still has to be confirmed by the Constitutional Court; the judges have six months to make a decision.
Yoon surprisingly made use of this measure in the face of a budget dispute, thereby alarming both at home and abroad. However, the opposition-dominated parliament exercised its right of veto in a dramatic session, whereupon Yoon lifted martial law after a few hours. Since then, there have been mass protests against Yoon in South Korea.
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