The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Lee Ju-ho, will act as acting president. At around 10:30 pm on the same day, Choi announced that the opposition Democratic Party of Korea had introduced an impeachment motion in the National Assembly plenary session.
In response, he announced his intention to resign to Han. Han approved Choi's resignation at the Government Complex in Seoul. Han, who is running for president, announced his resignation in a speech to the nation at the Government Complex on the same day. Han's term is
The deadline for Prime Minister Han's resignation is midnight on the 2nd. The Prime Minister's Office's General Affairs and Planning Office will send the documents related to his resignation to the Personnel Reform Office, which will then ask Han for his approval, after which Han will give his approval.
Initially, Choi was scheduled to take over as acting president from midnight on the 2nd following Han's resignation, but as Choi has also resigned, Lee will take over as acting president.
The prime minister will be in charge of running the country for about five weeks until the presidential election on June 3rd.
2025/05/02 06:03 KST
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