S. Korean opposition pushes for impeachment of Acting President

The main opposition Democratic Party said on Dec 24 it will push ahead with the impeachment process for South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo, on the coattails of him snubbing the opposition's demand to promulgate special counsel Bills targeting the President and First Lady, and calling for a parliamentary "compromise" on current issues.

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Democratic Party floor leader Park Chan-dae accused Mr. Han of impediment with the intention to maintain what the opposition is defining as an act of insurrection on the part of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The main opposition has been calling for the Bills that would authorize special counsel investigations into insurrection and corruption allegations involving Mr. Yoon and First Lady Kim Keon Hee, respectively. Mr. Yoon has been under a criminal investigation for insurrection and abuse of power regarding his orders during his Dec 3 and 4 martial law.

But Mr. Han's Cabinet meeting on Dec 24 skipped any review of the special counsel Bills altogether, as the Acting President called for "compromised measures" from the ruling and opposition parties over issues of the Bills and the appointment of new Constitutional Court justices.