The country's National Assembly already impeached and suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier this month for imposing an unpopular martial law.

The decision to impeach acting president comes after the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier this month.

The assembly approved the impeachment motion in a 192-0 vote on Friday. Governing party lawmakers boycotted the vote.

South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach prime minister and acting President Han Duck-soo Friday, less than two weeks after ...

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach the country’s acting leader, Han Duck-soo. The ...

South Korean lawmakers voted on Friday (Dec 27) to impeach the acting president, intensifying a political crisis in the ...

South Korea's acting president faced an impeachment vote on Friday, as the country struggled to shake off political turmoil sparked by his predecessor's martial law declaration that shocked the world.

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement ...

Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s since-impeached president, had been planning for months to impose martial law and target ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday he was eager to move into his official residence despite long-standing ...

The acting president of South Korea has been impeached by parliament, in a move that could deepen the country's constitutional crisis.