The acting president of South Korea was impeached
Why a presidential impeachment shouldn’t be allowed in the South Korean Parliament over a political revolt against Yoon’s martial law decree
South Korean investigative agencies are probing whether Yoon committed rebellion and abuse of power with his marital law decree. His defense minister, police chief and several other senior military commanders have already been arrested over the deployment of troops and police officers to the National Assembly, which prompted a dramatic standoff that ended when lawmakers managed to enter the chamber and voted unanimously to overrule Yoon’s decree.
On Thursday, Han said he wouldn’t appoint the justices without bipartisan consent. The Democratic Party, which holds a majority in the assembly, submitted an impeachment motion against Han and passed bills calling for the appointment of three justices.
Han, who was appointed prime minister by Yoon, became acting president after Yoon, a conservative, was impeached by the National Assembly about two weeks ago over his short-lived Dec. 3 imposition of martial law. Han clashed with the Democratic Party after pushing back against efforts to fill three vacant seats on the Constitutional Court, establish an independent investigation into the martial law decree, and legislate pro-farmer bills.
After Woo called for a vote on Han’s motion to be passed, the lawmakers from the alliance protested that it wouldn’t get a two-thirds majority as they had claimed. A president’s impeachment needs the two-thirds support of the National Assembly if it’s to happen. There aren’t specific laws when it comes to impeaching an acting president.
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Georgia is about to swear in a new president who has criticized the West. This development follows protests in the capital, Tbilisi, that erupted last month after the government decided to suspend talks to join the European Union. Following a disputed election in October, the president of the country refused to step down.
Source: South Korea’s acting president impeached. And, how the ‘Beyoncé Bowl’ did on Netflix
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