South Korean leaders seek calm after President Yoon’s impeachment
Al Jazeera
Main opposition party says it will not seek to impeach the acting president after martial law attempt.
South Korea is attempting to reassure its allies as the country’s opposition leader offers to work with the government, in an attempt to restore calm following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Acting President Han Duck-soo spoke with United States President Joe Biden by phone on Sunday, the White House and Han’s office said, a day after Yoon was suspended over an attempt to impose martial law earlier this month.
South Korea’s National Assembly voted on Saturday to impeach Yoon and suspend him from his duties, after he plunged South Korea into political turmoil with his power grab.
Han, who was serving as prime minister after he was picked by the conservative Yoon, was elevated to acting president in accordance with the constitution, while Yoon’s case now moves to the country’s Constitutional Court.
“South Korea will carry out its foreign and security policies without disruption and strive to ensure the South Korea-US alliance is maintained and developed steadfastly,” Han said, according to a statement from his office.
