South Korea’s constitutional showdown erupts as Han Duck-soo faces impeachment



Briefings South Korea’s constitutional showdown erupts as Han Duck-soo faces impeachment Democratic Party argues removing acting president requires a simple majority, sparking legal and political disputes KOREA PRODecember 25, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Acting President Han Duck-soo speaks during a meeting between the government's most senior officials and members of the ruling People Power Party, Dec. 20, 2024 \| Image: ROK Prime Minister's Office Acting President Han Duck-soo promulgated on Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting the 2024 Tax Amendment Bill, featuring tax breaks for small businesses, extended R&D credits and a two-year delay in taxing virtual assets. Stressing bipartisan cooperation, Han urged lawmakers to prioritize stability and focus on policies protecting exports, investment and economic resilience. Notably absent from the meeting’s agenda were two special counsel bills targeting President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee. The two bills call for special counsel investigations into Yoon’s martial law declaration and alleged financial misconduct and election interference and alleged influence peddling involving Kim. WHY IT MATTERS The © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01South Korea’s missile defense push raises new questions over wartime stocks 02South Korea bank hacks expose weak links beyond core financial systems 03Lee-Zelensky feud exposes South Korea’s widening Ukraine policy dilemma 04Lee Jae Myung’s ‘pacemaker’ strategy tests South Korea’s leverage with Trump 05Trump’s Korea investment victory lap masks safeguards Seoul still controls 06North Korean POW dispute tests Seoul-Kyiv trust and future Ukraine policy 07South Korea’s CPTPP push exposes the cost of turning trade gains into consensus 08AI storage boom gives South Korea battery makers an EV overcapacity lifeline

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South Korea’s constitutional showdown erupts as Han Duck-soo faces impeachment

Democratic Party argues removing acting president requires a simple majority, sparking legal and political disputes

KOREA PRODecember 25, 2024

South Korea’s constitutional showdown erupts as Han Duck-soo faces impeachment

Acting President Han Duck-soo speaks during a meeting between the government's most senior officials and members of the ruling People Power Party, Dec. 20, 2024 | Image: ROK Prime Minister's Office

Acting President Han Duck-soo promulgated on Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting the 2024 Tax Amendment Bill, featuring tax breaks for small businesses, extended R&D credits and a two-year delay in taxing virtual assets. Stressing bipartisan cooperation, Han urged lawmakers to prioritize stability and focus on policies protecting exports, investment and economic resilience.

Notably absent from the meeting’s agenda were two special counsel bills targeting President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee. The two bills call for special counsel investigations into Yoon’s martial law declaration and alleged financial misconduct and election interference and alleged influence peddling involving Kim.

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