South Korea's Constitutional Court on Monday struck down the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. The ruling means Han was immediately restored as acting president, a role he took over after ...

President Yoon Suk-yeol has some tried-and-true ways of responding to political scandals arising from specific incidents.

Han Duck-soo had taken over the role after South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached last year for briefly declaring ...

his failure to promulgate two special counsel bills targeting Yoon and first lady Kim Keon Hee and his efforts to manage state affairs alongside former ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Han ...

He also fought with the opposition over his refusal to appoint three more justices to the Constitutional Court and for not supporting bills targeting Yoon and his wife Kim Keon Hee. What has been ...

Han took over as acting leader from President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was himself impeached over his short-lived declaration of ...

Other reasons included his recommendation that the president veto a special prosecutor investigation into first lady Kim Keon Hee and his refusal to appoint three Constitutional Court justices.

as well as refusing to pass a special investigation bill targeting first lady Kim Keon-hee. Only one of the eight judges voted to uphold the motion. In its statement the court said there was no ...

Parliament impeached Han over his alleged role in the martial law, as well as his refusal to appoint more justices to the Constitutional Court and back special counsel bills targeting Yoon and First ...