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South Korean lawmakers impeached the country's acting president, Han Duck-soo on Friday, just two weeks after he had taken up the post.
Han, who is also the country's prime minister, took over from President Yoon Suk Yeol. Yoon was impeached after declaring martial law in South Korea on December 3.
The Democratic Party, South Korea's main opposition party, filed a motion to impeach Han on December 26.
While impeaching a president requires a two-thirds majority in the 300-seat National Assembly, impeaching a prime minister only requires a simple majority of lawmakers. 192 lawmakers voted on Friday to impeach Han.
Han has been suspended from his duties immediately. The country's finance minister, Choi Sang-mok, is next in line for the acting presidency.
The opposition moved against Han after he refused to appoint three judges to fill the nine-member constitutional court bench.
The constitutional court is the bench that will rule on Yoon's removal from office.
There are currently six justices, and six votes are needed to remove Yoon. This poses a potential obstacle ousting Yoon permanently, as the loss of one vote will allow him to continue to remain president.
The South Korean won on Friday fell to its lowest level against the dollar since 2009.
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