Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok (C) speaks during a press conference at the government complex building in Seoul on Dec. 27, 2024. (Image courtesy of Yonhap)
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on Friday called on the opposition-controlled National Assembly to reconsider its decision to vote on an impeachment motion against acting President Han Duck-soo, saying that such a move would deal a significant blow to government affairs.
Choi spoke on behalf of Cabinet members, as the parliament is set to vote on Han’s impeachment later in the day over his refusal to appoint Constitutional Court justices that will adjudicate President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial.
It would mark the first time in South Korea’s constitutional history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote.
If Han is impeached, Choi, who doubles as deputy prime minister for economic affairs, is next in line to assume the role of acting president.
(Yonhap)
