Han Duck-soo says he will step aside to avoid further chaos, as finance minister assumes acting presidency

The assembly approved the impeachment motion in a 192-0 vote on Friday. Governing party lawmakers boycotted the vote.

Han, the No 2 official in South Korea, has been the caretaker leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the assembly over his short-lived imposition of martial law this month.

Han’s impeachment further deepens South Korea’s political crisis and damages its international image.