South Korea's Parliament on Friday approved by majority the dismissal of interim President Han Duck-soo, who had been in office for two weeks. teleSUR
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00:00On Friday, South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to oust acting President
00:05Han Duk-seo.
00:07The Democratic Party initiated the motion just two weeks after the Prime Minister assumed
00:12the role following the impeachment of President Yun Sung-kyo, who is facing rebellion charges
00:18related to a controversial martial law declaration.
00:22Opposition lawmakers accused Han of failing to appoint judges to the Constitutional Court,
00:26a critical step for addressing Yun's impeachment process, and claimed he had acted in support
00:32of Yun during the political crisis.