South Korea's parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, less than two weeks after suspending President Yoon Suk Yeol's powers over his short-lived declaration of martial law, plunging the country deeper into political chaos.

STORY: South Korea's parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, less than two weeks after ousting President Yoon Suk Yeol.South Korea's National Assembly Speaker, Woo Won-shik: "I declare that the impeachment motion of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was passed with 192 votes out of 192 votes cast.

South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, further deepening the country's political crisis.