Ruling party cries foul over opposition-led impeachment of acting President Han

We are strongly denouncing the DPK's attempt to break down the government,

she said

Tigers may be tigers, but insurrectionists must be eradicated.”

The pop band Leenalchi and the Ambiguous Dance Company together performed their hit Tiger Is Coming, with the band member Ahn Yi-ho drawing cheers when he declared

The government must do its best to ensure that the people do not become anxious, or the security of the country and people’s daily lives are not shaken,

Choi said, according to a statement from his office

Nearly two million people will come together to protect president Yoon,

said Rhee kang-san, a supporter of Yoon who is one of the rally organizers in Seoul

We've had an acting president before,

said Lee Jun-han, a professor at Incheon National University

The people are now strongly demanding Yoon's immediate dismissal and punishment,

she added

This is an impeachment motion against Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. In accordance with Article 65 Clause 2 of the Constitution, it will be approved by a majority of total members. While there are differing views on the quorum, the subject of this impeachment motion is the prime minister, who is temporarily exercising presidential power,

Woo said before the voting

The absence of a control tower for state affairs will deal a severe blow to Korea’s credibility, security, the economy and continuity of governance, as already evident in the sharp weakening of the won against the dollar,

Choi said during a press briefing

Lee Jae-myungleader

We will mobilize all resources and fulfill our historical responsibility until Yoon Suk Yeol is removed from office, his loyalist forces are eradicated, and the rebellion is fully suppressed,

Lee said during a briefing, hours before the impeachment vote

Lee Jae-myungleader

At this moment, suppressing the insurrection is the country's paramount task,

Lee said, stressing the removal of the "insurgent forces" is the "only path to restoring normalcy."

I respect the decision of the National Assembly, and in order not to add to the confusion and uncertainty, I will suspend my duties in line with relevant laws, and wait for the swift and wise decision of the Constitutional Court,

Han said in a statement

Yoon's impeachment is not the end of South Korea's political turmoil. It is not even the beginning of the end, which will ultimately involve the election of a new president,

Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, said recently

While it is to be expected that a legislative opposition will use its investigative and budgetary powers in the struggle between partisan agendas, there should be accountability mechanisms against causing prolonged government dysfunction and paralysis,

he told DW

If the administration is so fragile, who has the responsibility for conducting foreign affairs?"

he asked

Minimizing governmental turmoil is of utmost importance at this moment,

Choi was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying in an address shortly after his appointment as acting leader

The government will also dedicate all its efforts to overcoming this period of turmoil,

he added

The consistent principle embedded in our constitution and laws is to refrain from exercising significant exclusive presidential powers, including the appointment of constitutional institutions,

Han argued

Woo Won-shiknational Assembly Speaker

I announce that Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's impeachment motion has passed. Out of the 192 lawmakers who voted, 192 voted to impeach,

said National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik

An impeachment motion against the acting authority is no different from an impeachment motion against the entire Cabinet,

he told a news conference with other Cabinet members earlier on Friday

A consensus between the ruling and opposition parties in the National Assembly, representing the people, must first be reached,

the 75-year-old career bureaucrat said