South Korea’s opposition files motion to impeach acting president

South Korea Prime Minister and acting President Han Duck-soo speaks in his address to the nation at the Government Complex in Seoul on December 26, 2024. South Korea’s opposition said on December 26 that it had filed an impeachment motion against acting President Han Duck-soo, after he refused to appoint Constitutional Court judges to complete the process of removing his predecessor from office. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)

South Korea’s opposition said Thursday it had filed an impeachment motion against acting President Han Duck-soo, after he refused to appoint Constitutional Court judges to complete the process of removing his predecessor from office.

“We have filed the motion just before the plenary session and will report it today,” MP Park Sung-joon told reporters at the National Assembly. “We will put it to a vote tomorrow.”

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