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 acting president faces an impeachment vote on Friday, intensifying a political crisis as the Constitutional Court meets for its first hearing on suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declared on Dec.

TOKYO/SEOUL -- Han Duck-soo, South Korea's acting president, was impeached by lawmakers on Friday, just two weeks after assuming the office. This marked the second time in less than a month that South Korea's president was impeached, after lawmakers voted against Yoon Suk Yeol over his abortive declaration of martial law.