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South Korean Parliament Impeaches Acting President 2 Weeks After Former President’s Ouster

HeadlineDec 27, 2024

South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, accusing him of complicity in the failed effort to declare martial law on December 3. Han’s impeachment comes just two weeks after parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. One hundred ninety-two lawmakers voted in favor of impeachment; members of Han’s and Yoon’s People Power Party boycotted the vote and surrounded the speaker’s podium chanting that the vote was “invalid!”

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