Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became South Korea's acting president after Saturday's impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, is a career technocrat whose wide-ranging experience and reputation for rationality could serve him well in his latest role.

The vote by South Korea’s parliament to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday marked the culmination of a stunning political showdown sparked by his shock decision to impose martial law on the vibrant democratic country.

South Korea’s acting leader has vowed to convey to the world that things are back to normal following parliament’s impeachment of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. The country’s liberal opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach Yoon last Saturday over his short-lived Dec.

SEOUL - South Korea's acting president Han Duck-soo on Tuesday called for next year's government budget to be swiftly implemented from the start of 2025 in order to help revive the country's slowing economy.

South Korea ’s main opposition party has decided not to impeach acting president Han Duck Soo, providing a critical lifeline to the country’s leadership amidst ongoing political upheaval over Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law.

Yoon's "fall was as fast as his rise" — a "political outsider" who "squeaked into the presidency in 2022 on his first bid at public office," The Washington Post said. The "bullheaded" former top prosecutor, facing a "deeply divided nation," chose to "appeal to his conservative base" and treat the opposition Democratic Party as his enemy.

Yoon Suk Yeol's powers have been suspended until the court decides whether to remove him from office or reinstate him.

Yoon, a political novice, was impeached barely halfway through his five-year term. That makes him the shortest-serving president in South Korea’s democratic history.