South Korean interim president impeached just 2 weeks after former leader ousted
Source: NBC News
Dec. 27, 2024, 3:36 AM EST
SEOUL — For decades, South Korea was an example of a vibrant democracy and economy. On Friday, the key United States ally was in uncharted territory when legislators voted to impeach an acting president less than two weeks after ousting the country’s previous leader.
The ruling People’s Power Party surrounded the speaker’s podium following the vote to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, chanting that the vote was invalid and accusing parliament of committing “tyranny.”
On Dec. 14, President Yoon Suk Yeol was himself impeached after attempting to declare martial law. Opinion polls conducted after Yoon’s bid to impose military rule show overwhelming public support for his removal. Choi Sang-mok, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, replaced Han, becoming South Korea’s second acting president in two weeks.
Following the impeachment, Choi said that the government had ordered the military to increase vigilance, citing the possibility that North Korea could exploit the South’s political instability to carry out acts of provocation.
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