South Korea's acting president faces impeachment

Yonhap news agency reported on December 26 that the opposition Democratic Party in South Korea has just introduced a bill to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo, which is expected to be voted on at a plenary session of the National Assembly today (December 27).

Acting President Han Duck-soo speaks in Seoul on December 14.

The bill was introduced shortly after Mr Han said he would not appoint Constitutional Court judges until the parties reached a political agreement.

The opposition-controlled National Assembly earlier on December 26 approved the nomination of three more judges, but still has to wait for Mr. Han to officially appoint them. Among them are two candidates, Ma Eun-hyuk and Jeong Gye-seon, nominated by the Democratic Party, and Cho Han-chang, nominated by the ruling People Power Party.

The appointment will give the court a full slate of nine judges for the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law on December 3. By law, at least six of the nine judges need to vote in favor for the trial to proceed.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/quyen-tong-thong-han-quoc-truoc-nguy-co-bi-luan-toi-185241226194742402.htm