SEOUL - Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on Dec 27 became South Korea’s second acting president in two weeks, as lawmakers voted to impeach the current acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo ...

SEOUL -- Han Duck-soo, South Korea's acting president and prime minister, was impeached in a vote by the National Assembly on Friday, ramping up political uncertainty almost two weeks after the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Protesters hold banners showing images of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, and acting President Han ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -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 ...

SEOUL—South Korea’s legislature voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday after he declined to make judicial appointments needed to advance the impeachment of his predecessor ...

SEOUL, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok became on Friday South Korea's second acting president in two weeks, as lawmakers voted to impeach the current acting leader, Prime ...

South Korea's acting president Han Duck-soo gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the AI Global Forum in Seoul, South Korea, in May 2024. (Kim Soo-hyeon/Reuters) ...

South Korea's parliament has voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo. The move could deepen a constitutional crisis triggered by a short-lived period of martial law declared by Mr Han's ...

Seoul, South Korea — South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers ...

South Korea faces a historic first as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok assumes the role of acting president following the impeachment of acting President Han Duck-soo.

Dec. 27 (UPI) --South Korea's National Assembly impeached the country's acting president Han Duck-soo on Friday, marking the second time in December that it has chosen to remove the country's ...

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted ...