South Korea’s acting president impeached by parliament

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South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament has impeached the acting president, plunging the country into further political turmoil.

Lawmakers on Friday passed a motion to impeach Han Dak-su, who is also prime minister, after resisting pressure to appoint three judges to fill vacancies on the Constitutional Court.

It marks the first time an acting president has been impeached in South Korea and comes less than two weeks after President Yoon Suk-yeol was ousted from office for a failed power grab.

Friday’s vote comes as the country’s constitutional court begins hearings on the impeachment of Yun, over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law this month.

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