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South Korea parliament impeaches acting President Han Duck-soo amid deepening political upheaval
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The opposition-controlled National Assembly has impeached acting President Han Duck-soo, with the motion being introduced on Thursday and approved on Friday, with the governing party lawmakers boycotting the vote. The impeachment of Han has stripped him of his presidential powers and duties until the Constitutional Court decides whether to dismiss or reinstate him. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok will assume acting presidency. The dual impeachments, both rooted in Yoon's controversial declaration of martial law earlier this month, have led to a worsening of the political turmoil in the country.
I announce that Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's impeachment motion has passed. Out of the 192 lawmakers who voted, 192 voted to impeach.
The only way to normalise the country is to swiftly root out all the insurrection forces.
Today, our Democratic Party impeaches Prime Minister Han Duck-soo in accordance with the people's mandate.
The economy and the people's livelihoods are walking on thin ice under a national state of emergency, and it cannot cope with any greater political uncertainty that will result from another acting president assuming the acting presidency.
An impeachment motion against the acting authority is no different from an impeachment motion against the entire cabinet.
The government will also dedicate all its efforts to overcoming this period of turmoil.
I respect parliament's decision and in order to avoid further chaos and uncertainty, I will suspend my duties in accordance with relevant laws.
The consistent principle of our constitution is to refrain from exercising exclusive presidential powers.
Impeaching Han would only mean prolonged political uncertainties.
In terms of financial markets, (Choi) taking charge can only be bad news, as it only goes to show that political turmoil is ongoing.
There is some legal uncertainty over conditions needed for impeaching the acting president, but, regardless of that, impeaching Han could increase concern over the economy's external credibility.
While it is to be expected that a legislative opposition will use its investigative and budgetary powers in the struggle between partisan agendas, there should be accountability mechanisms against causing prolonged government dysfunction and paralysis.
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sources
- 1.CNN
- 2.The Guardian
- 3.The New York Times
- 4.Al Jazeera
- 5.CTV News
- 6.The Times of India
- 7.Daily Sabah
- 8.The Times
- 9.France 24
- 10.The Washington Post
- 11.ABC News (Australia)
- 12.DW News
perspectives
- 1.Election
- 2.Authoritarianism
- 3.Scandal
- 4.North-South Korea Conflict
- 5.South Korea Foreign Policy
- 6.South Korean politics
- 7.Conflict
countries
- 1.China
- 2.Japan
- 3.Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 4.Korea, Republic of
- 5.Russian Federation
- 6.United States
organizations
- 1.Democratic Party
- 2.People Power Party
- 3.British Foreign Office
- 4.Congress for New Politics
- 5.Ewha University
- 6.Kim Dae-Jung Peace Foundation
- 7.Myongji University
persons
- 1.Han Duck-Soo
- 2.Yoon Suk-Yeol
- 3.Choi Sang-Mok
- 4.Woo Won-Shik
- 5.Choi Hee-Sun
- 6.Jo Seung-Lae
- 7.Lee Jae-Myung
- 8.Hwang Un-Ha
- 9.Kim Sang-Woo
- 10.Kim Yong-Hyun
- 11.Kweon Seong-Dong
- 12.Leif-Eric Easley