South Korea: Acting President Choi Sang-mok vows to prioritise stabilising state affairs
South Korea's Acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Friday the government will do its utmost to focus on stabilising state affairs amid ongoing political turbulence stemming from the short-lived imposition of martial law earlier this month.
Who is Choi Sang-mok, South Korea's second acting president in weeks?
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok became on Friday South Korea's second acting president in two weeks, as lawmakers voted to impeach the current acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fuelling political uncertainty in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
S Korea's Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok becomes acting president after Han Duck-soo's impeachment
South Korea's political turmoil deepens. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok is now the acting president, following the impeachment of Han Duck-soo over his refusal to appoint justices to fill vacancies at the Constitutional Court.
South Korea’s political crisis deepens as acting president impeached
The once-vibrant democratic success story of Asia’s fourth-largest economy has been pushed into uncharted territory.
What to know about South Korean acting President Han’s impeachment
The impeachment of South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korean Lawmakers Impeach Acting President as Crisis Deepens
The vote was the second major impeachment in two weeks after President Yoon’s ill-fated martial law bid set off turmoil. The country’s currency has plunged.
South Korea's acting president Han Duck-Soo impeached as Yoon goes on trial
The impeachment of Han Duck-soo, acting president since Yoon was impeached on Dec. 14 for declaring martial law, has thrown South Korea's once-vibrant democratic success story into uncharted territory.
New acting President Choi Sang-mok vows stability
South Korea faces a historic first as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok assumes the role of acting president following the impeachment of acting President Han Duck-soo. The National Assembly passed the impeachment motion Friday after Han refused to appoint three Constitutional Court justices unless there was cross-party agreement.
South Korea’s finance minister, Choi Sang-mok, steps in as acting president after Han Duck-soo’s impeachment
Choi, 61, a veteran economic technocrat who has served for more than 30 years at the finance ministry, takes on an unprecedented role as successor to an impeached acting leader.
South Korea Impeaches Two Leaders in Two Weeks as Crisis Deepens
South Korea’s parliament impeached Acting President Han Duck-soo, dealing another blow to a government already reeling after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s suspension less than two weeks ago for his brief martial law decree.
South Korea Impeaches Second President in Two Weeks
The Asian country's acting president was impeached over his refusal to fill three places on South Korea's Constitutional Court.
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Acting President Choi Sang-mok vows to prioritize stabilizing state affairs
Acting President Choi Sang-mok said Friday the government will do its utmost to focus on stabilizing state affairs amid ...
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Choi Sang-mok, who has been impeached by the president three times...This time, the acting president.
Choi Sang-mok is from Seoul in 1963...29th Seoul Law School/Acrostic poem '∀' {Economist expert' in the financial and ...