South Korean opposition submits motion to impeach acting president

South Korea’s main opposition party has submitted a motion to impeach the country’s acting leader, Han Duck-soo, over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his short-lived martial law decree (Choi Jae-koo/Yonhap/AP)

South Korea’s main opposition party has submitted a motion to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his short-lived martial law decree on December 3.

The court appointments have stalled amid an intensifying dispute between the liberal opposition and Mr Yoon’s conservative party, and the potential impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo may deepen the political paralysis that has halted high-level diplomacy and rattled financial markets.