{"id":53538,"date":"2025-03-24T08:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/south-korean-prime-minister-han-reinstated-as-acting-president-after-overturned\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T17:23:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:23:33","slug":"south-korean-prime-minister-han-reinstated-as-acting-president-after-overturned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/south-korean-prime-minister-han-reinstated-as-acting-president-after-overturned\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean Prime Minister Han reinstated as acting president after overturned impeachment"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to reports, Han, who had been suspended after the National Assembly\u2019s impeachment, thanked the court for its decision and emphasized the importance of focusing on the nation’s pressing issues, such as global trade dynamics. He also called for national unity, stressing that the country\u2019s progress should transcend political divisions.<\/p>\n

Han\u2019s reinstatement follows a turbulent period where both he and President Yoon faced impeachment, triggering political chaos and raising concerns over South Korea\u2019s diplomatic and economic stability. For the time being, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok had been serving as acting president.<\/p>\n

The Constitutional Court’s ruling on Han\u2019s impeachment concluded that the charges against him were either not illegal or insufficiently serious to justify his removal. One justice dissented, but seven others agreed with the decision.<\/p>\n

The court has yet to make a ruling on Yoon\u2019s impeachment. If upheld, South Korea would face a presidential election. If dismissed, Yoon would return to power. <\/p>\n

Analysts suggest that Han\u2019s restoration might offer more political stability, though the uncertainty surrounding Yoon\u2019s case remains. Yoon has also been charged with rebellion related to the martial law order, which carries severe penalties, including life imprisonment or the death sentence if convicted. He was arrested but later released, pending trial.<\/p>\n

The developments in both cases have divided the nation, with supporters of Yoon hopeful for a similar outcome to Han\u2019s case, while opponents continue to call for his ouster.<\/p>\n

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South Korea\u2019s Constitutional Court reversed the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating him as acting president on Monday. This decision comes amid ongoing concerns over President Yoon Suk Yeol’s controversial martial law declaration from late last year, for which he faces a separate impeachment. However, the court’s 7-1 ruling on Han does not provide any indication about the future of Yoon’s impeachment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000084145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000084145,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/imbala.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/imbala.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/imbala.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/imbala.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/imbala.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/imbala.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000084145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53538"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=53538"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=53538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}