The National Assembly passed a motion, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Saturday he would give all his “strength and effort” for the stable management of state affairs, shortly after parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Han made the remarks as he will soon take office as acting president after the National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against Yoon over his botched imposition of martial law on Dec. 3.
“I will give all my strength and effort to stably manage state affairs in this difficult time,” Han told reporters at the government complex in central Seoul.
Yeol over his martial law declaration, with some lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party joining in support of his removal from office.
The impeachment motion against Yoon was put to a vote, with a total of 300 ballots cast: 204 in favor, 85 opposed, 3 abstentions, and 8 invalid votes.
The motion’s approval comes 11 days after Yoon abruptly declared martial law, citing the need to protect the country and maintain social order against what he referred to as “anti-state forces,” a term interpreted as referring to the opposition bloc and others who oppose him.
Following the passage of the impeachment bill, Yoon’s duties as president are immediately suspended, pending a decision by the Constitutional Court on whether to uphold or reject the motion. In the meantime, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will serve as acting president.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Saturday he would give all his “strength and effort” for the stable management of state affairs, shortly after parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Han made the remarks as he will soon take office as acting president after the National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against Yoon over his botched imposition of martial law on Dec. 3.
“I will give all my strength and effort to stably manage state affairs in this difficult time,” Han told reporters at the government complex in central Seoul.
