Impeachment of Han Duck-soo
| Impeachment of Han Duck-soo | |
|---|---|
Impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court, 19 February 2025 | |
| Accused | Han Duck-soo (Prime Minister and acting President of South Korea) |
| Date | 27 December 2024 to 24 March 2025 (5 months and 3 weeks) |
| Cause |
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| Impeachment motion (27 December 2024) | |
| Votes in favor | 192 / 300 (64%) |
| Not voting | 108 / 300 (36%) |
| Result | Impeachment successful
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| Decision by Constitutional Court of Korea (24 March 2025) | |
| Votes in favor | 1 / 8 (13%) |
| Votes against | 7 / 8 (88%) (2 reject; 5 dismiss) |
| Result | Impeachment dismissed
|
On 27 December 2024, South Korean Prime Minister and acting president Han Duck-soo was impeached. The impeachment occurred 13 days after President Yoon Suk Yeol had been impeached as a result of his brief enactment of martial law, making Han acting president.
Opposition Democratic Party Floor Leader Park Chan-dae announced plans to impeach Han on 24 December following his veto of two special counsel bills investigating Yoon and First Lady Kim Keon-hee. On 26 December, the impeachment motion was formally introduced after Han blocked the appointment of three justices to the Constitutional Court of Korea, whose nominations had been approved by the National Assembly.
On 27 December, all 192 opposition Assembly members unanimously voted in favor of Han's impeachment, after Speaker Woo Won-shik ruled that, as a cabinet minister, Han's impeachment was subject to a simple-majority rule. The remaining 108 Assembly members, all from Yoon's People Power Party (PPP), boycotted the vote. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok assumed the roles of acting president and acting prime minister pending the Constitutional Court's decision on Han's removal from office.
On 24 March 2025, the Constitutional Court voted to overturn Han's impeachment, reinstating him as acting president and prime minister.