(CLO) All eyes are now on the Constitutional Court, which will make the final decision on the removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol, after he was impeached by the South Korean National Assembly over the imposition of martial law.
South Korea's 300-seat National Assembly passed the impeachment by a vote of 204-85 in the first such vote in eight years, and only the third in the country's history.
The Constitutional Court now has 180 days to decide whether to remove President Yoon from office or reinstate him. The Constitutional Court's decision could lead to an early presidential election and will have a profound impact on South Korea's political future.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks in Seoul. Photo: VNA
Prime Minister Han Duck Soo, who was appointed by Yoon, became acting president, while Yoon remained in office but his presidential duties were suspended. Han promised to do his best to ensure stability after Yoon's impeachment. "I will put all my strength and efforts into stabilizing the government," Han told reporters.
As for President Yoon, after being impeached, he declared that he would fight for his political future. "Although I am stopping now, the journey that I have walked with everyone for the past two and a half years towards the future will never stop. I will never give up," Mr. Yoon said.
The last presidential impeachment in South Korea was in 2016, when President Park Geun-hye was removed from office. It took the court 91 days to approve the impeachment request against Park. In the case of former President Roh Moo-hyun, the court rejected the National Assembly's impeachment request in 2004 after 63 days of consideration.
Hoai Phuong (according to Yonhap, Reuters, N/A)
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