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South Korea opposition moves to impeach acting president in new political twist

South Korea opposition moves to impeach acting president in new political twist

If motion is successful, it would be country’s second impeachment of a head of state in less than two weeks

South Korea’s opposition said on Thursday it had filed an impeachment motion against the acting president, Han Duck-soo, in an escalating row over the composition of the constitutional court which will decide whether to remove his predecessor from office.

South Korea became mired in a political crisis when President Yoon Suk Yeol, currently suspended, declared martial law on 3 December.

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