{"id":2207713,"date":"2024-12-27T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T23:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2207713"},"modified":"2024-12-26T16:28:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T07:28:45","slug":"south-koreas-governance-at-risk-as-han-duck-soo-defers-judicial-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/12\/south-koreas-governance-at-risk-as-han-duck-soo-defers-judicial-appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea\u2019s governance at risk as Han Duck-soo defers judicial appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acting President Han Duck-soo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.go.kr\/opm\/news\/press-release.do?mode=view&amp;articleNo=158406\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">deferred<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appointing three Constitutional Court justices during his televised address on Thursday, citing historical precedent and procedural integrity. Han argued that appointing justices without bipartisan agreement would violate long-standing constitutional norms. The opposition-controlled National Assembly voted in favor of the appointment of three Constitutional Court justice nominees on Thursday afternoon. However, the ruling People Power Party (PPP) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/12\/cheong-hyung-sik-takes-center-stage-as-lead-justice-in-yoons-impeachment-trial\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boycotted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the vote, arguing that Han lacks the authority to make such appointments before the impeachment trial concludes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Han\u2019s decision leaves the Constitutional Court with six justices, just enough to meet the quorum needed to deliberate cases. However, this shift lowers the threshold for President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s impeachment trial: only one dissenting vote is now required to block his removal, compared to four dissenting votes under a full nine-member bench. With bipartisan agreement unlikely, the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) responded by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theminjoo.kr\/main\/sub\/news\/view.php?brd=230&amp;post=1208592\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fast-tracking plans to impeach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Han, accusing him of undermining governance and shielding Yoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHY IT MATTERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Han\u2019s decision highlights clashing priorities. While he positioned himself as a guardian of procedural norms, the PPP and DP remain locked in political brinkmanship. The PPP seeks to delay Yoon\u2019s impeachment ruling, while the DP aims to expedite the process before its leader, Lee Jae-myung, faces his own <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/11\/lee-jae-myung-verdict-disrupts-south-koreas-opposition-party-and-2027-election\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legal battles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including charges of funneling $8 million to North Korea in violation of the National Security Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, the two parties dispute the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/12\/south-koreas-constitutional-showdown-erupts-as-han-duck-soo-faces-impeachment\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of parliamentary votes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> needed to impeach an acting president. Resolving this disagreement may require intervention from the Constitutional Court, potentially delaying Yoon\u2019s trial even further. Prolonged political gridlock is likely to accelerate capital outflows, exacerbating market instability and putting additional downward pressure on the South Korean won, which is already <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yna.co.kr\/view\/AKR20241226110900002?site=emergency\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under strain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.realmeter.net\/%ec%97%90%eb%84%88%ec%a7%80%ea%b2%bd%ec%a0%9c%ec%8b%a0%eb%ac%b8-%eb%a6%ac%ec%96%bc%eb%af%b8%ed%84%b0-12%ec%9b%94-3%ec%a3%bc-%ec%b0%a8-%ec%a3%bc%ea%b0%84-%eb%8f%99%ed%96%a5-%eb%af%bc%ec%a3%bc-50-3\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Realmeter poll<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted this week places DP support at 50.3%, far ahead of the PPP\u2019s 29.7%. The perception that Han and the PPP are shielding Yoon may deepen public disapproval, potentially eroding the PPP\u2019s base further. Polls conducted immediately after Yoon\u2019s martial law declaration showed that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/12\/south-koreas-chaotic-2024-impeachment-martial-law-and-political-upheaval\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over 70%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of South Koreans support impeachment.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/business-economy\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Business &amp; Economy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/domestic-politics\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acting President Han Duck-soo deferred appointing three Constitutional Court justices during his televised address on Thursday, citing historical precedent and procedural integrity. Han argued that appointing justices without bipartisan agreement would violate long-standing constitutional norms. 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