South Korean Lawmakers Impeach Acting President as Political Turmoil Grows

There was uproar when the Speaker Woo Won Shik announced the vote would only require a simple majority in the 300-member assembly.

Acting South Korean President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo delivers an address to the nation at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, December 14, 2024. Yonhap via REUTERS/File Photo

The acting President of South Korea, Han Duck-soo, has been impeached in the National Assembly amid chaotic scenes, with politicians from the ruling party protesting the parliamentary speaker’s handling of the vote.

The single-chamber National Assembly passed the impeachment motion on Dec. 27 with a 192-0 vote.