South Korea's ruling party leader, Han Dong-hoon, announced his resignation following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol by the National Assembly last Saturday. In a televised press conference on Monday, Han stated that the collapse of the party's supreme council, due to the resignation of its members, made it impossible for him to continue his duties as the party leader.
Han apologized to the public for the period of emergency martial law imposed by President Yoon on December 3, which was later revoked by the National Assembly hours later.
He emphasized that although efforts were made to find alternative solutions to avoid Yoon's impeachment, they were unsuccessful. Earlier, Han had advocated for an \"orderly resignation\" of President Yoon.
Han's resignation comes less than five months after he was elected party leader on July 23. The National Assembly's second motion to impeach President Yoon has been forwarded to the constitutional court for deliberation over the next 180 days, during which Yoon's presidential powers are suspended.
Following the impeachment, all five elected members of the People Power Party's supreme council have expressed their willingness to step down. With Han's resignation, floor leader Kweon Seong-dong will assume the role of acting leader of the ruling party.
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South Korea's ruling party leader resigns after Yoon's impeachment
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