South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol impeached by the National Assembly

Le Monde

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Technocratic Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has stepped in as interim leader and will govern the country for a maximum of eight months, depending on how long the court deliberates on the impeachment motion and what it decides to do.
CNA
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South Korea’s opposition leader offered to work with the government to ease the political tumult as officials sought to reassure allies and markets, a day after the opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol over a short-lived attempt to impose martial law
The Gazette
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Lee Jae-myung, the Liberal Democratic party leader whose party holds a majority in the National Assembly, urged the constitutional court to rule swiftly on Yoon’s impeachment and proposed a special council for cooperation between the government and parliament.
Guardian
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Yoon's powers will be suspended until the court rules on the case, either removing Yoon from office or restoring his powers.
Japan Today

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