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South Korea's Constitutional Court strikes down impeachment of PM Han Duck-soo
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Posted on March 24, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 24, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
South Korea's Constitutional Court has overturned the impeachment of PM Han Duck-soo, restoring his powers amid political turmoil.
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled on Monday to strike down the impeachment motion against Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and restore his powers, marking the latest twist in the country's recent political turmoil after his impeachment as acting president more than two months ago.
Han took over as acting leader from President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was himself impeached over his short-lived declaration of martial law last year.
Prime Minister Han lasted less than two weeks in the post and was impeached and suspended on December 27 after clashing with the opposition-led parliament by refusing to appoint three more justices to the Constitutional Court.
(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Ed Davies)
The article discusses the Constitutional Court's decision to overturn the impeachment of South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.
Han Duck-soo was impeached after clashing with the opposition-led parliament by refusing to appoint three more justices to the Constitutional Court.
The Constitutional Court's ruling restored Han Duck-soo's powers as prime minister.
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