{"id":2207646,"date":"2024-12-25T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T23:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2207646"},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:14:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T09:14:15","slug":"south-koreas-constitutional-showdown-erupts-as-han-duck-soo-faces-impeachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/12\/south-koreas-constitutional-showdown-erupts-as-han-duck-soo-faces-impeachment\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea\u2019s constitutional showdown erupts as Han Duck-soo faces impeachment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Acting President Han Duck-soo promulgated on Tuesday\u2019s <\/span>Cabinet meeting<\/span><\/a> 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Notably absent from the meeting\u2019s 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\u2019s martial law declaration and <\/span>alleged financial misconduct<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>election interference and alleged influence peddling<\/span><\/a> involving Kim.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Democratic Party (DP) plans to impeach<\/span><\/a> Han, arguing that his removal requires only a simple majority \u2014 151 votes \u2014 which the DP can secure alone. The DP accuses Han of obstructing investigations into Yoon\u2019s martial law declaration and failing to act on legislation passed by the National Assembly. The opposition further claims that Han\u2019s acting role makes him subject to a simple majority vote, distinct from the two-thirds majority required for a sitting president under the ROK Constitution. Although Yoon has been impeached<\/a>, he continues to serve as the head of state until the Constitutional Court either upholds or rejects the National Assembly\u2019s impeachment vote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) <\/span>rejects this interpretation<\/span><\/a>, claiming that Han\u2019s status as acting president demands the same two-thirds majority required to impeach Yoon. PPP floor leader Kwon Seong-dong described the DP\u2019s move as \u201chostage-taking.\u201d Whereas 12 PPP lawmakers sided with the opposition bloc to impeach Yoon on Dec. 14, it is unlikely that any will break ranks to impeach Han.<\/span><\/p>\n

Han, a <\/span>technocrat with a 45-year career<\/span><\/a> spanning five administrations, now finds himself at the center of a high-stakes political clash. While Yoon faces accusations of stalling his trial, the DP is <\/span>accused of delaying<\/span><\/a> its leader Lee Jae-myung\u2019s court hearing before a potential conviction could strip him of his lawmaker status and bar him from running for public office. An impeachment attempt against Han will likely deepen political paralysis and stall the legislative agenda. Prolonged political instability could accelerate capital outflows and put additional downward pressure on the won.<\/span><\/p>\n

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