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December 27, 2024

South Korean Parliament Impeaches Acting President 2 Weeks After Former President's Ouster
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South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach acting President Han
Duck-soo, accusing him of complicity in the failed effort to declare
martial law on December 3. Han's impeachment comes just two weeks after
parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. One hundred
ninety-two lawmakers voted in favor of impeachment; members of Han's and
Yoon's People Power Party boycotted the vote and surrounded the
speaker's podium chanting that the vote was "invalid!"


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