BBC News | What Just Happened in South Korea?
South Korea has voted to impeach its acting president Han Duck-soo just two weeks after parliament voted to impeach its President Yoon Suk Yeol.
2024-12-28 19:00:00 - BBC News
Prime minister Han took over the role after President Yoon was impeached by parliament following his failed attempt to impose martial law on 3 December.
Han was supposed to lead the country out of its political turmoil, but opposition MPs argued that he was refusing demands to complete Yoon's impeachment process.
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