The impeachment of South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo Friday has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach a second head of state, acting President Han Duck-soo, despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, deepening a political crisis set off when President Yoon Suk Yeol stunned the nation by briefly imposing martial law.

South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, further deepening the country's political crisis.