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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: South Korea's Acting President Han Duck-soo Impeached Amid Escalating Constitutional Crisis
Caption: South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo, deepening the country’s ongoing political crisis, Sky News report. The impeachment follows the fallout from a brief period of martial law declared by Han’s predecessor, former President Yoon Suk Yeol. After the vote, Han announced he would step aside to prevent further chaos, leaving Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok to take over as acting president. The opposition accused Han of delaying the appointment of three justices to the Constitutional Court, a decision seen as obstructing due process in Yoon’s trial. Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung accused Han of “acting for insurrection” and pushed forward the impeachment motion. The impeachment motion passed 192-0, with governing party lawmakers boycotting the vote in the 300-member parliament. South Korea’s Constitutional Court, which requires six out of nine justices to remove an impeached president, can deliberate even with three vacant seats. The crisis stems from Yoon Suk Yeol’s trial after his controversial attempt to impose martial law, which has sparked political unrest. Han remains stripped of presidential powers until the court decides whether to uphold or overturn the impeachment motion. South Korea faces continued uncertainty as both the impeached president and acting president await their fates in Constitutional Court proceedings. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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