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Who is Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s acting president to take over after Yoon’s impeachment? – India TV

Who is Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s acting president to take over after Yoon’s impeachment? – India TV

Image Source : AP As per the South Korean constitution, the PM will take over the acting President’s role. After South Korea’s parliament voted on Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will become the nation’s acting president. Han Duck-soo, who is a career diplomat, has wide-ranging experience with a good reputation in South Korea’s political corridors. After being impeached, Yoon is suspended from exercising presidential powers, and according to the South Korean constitution, the Prime Minister needs to take over the acting President’s role.  Notably, despite South Korea being a country divided by partisan rhetoric, Han’s career spans party lines. However, his tenure as the acting president might witness criminal investigations about his role in the martial law decision.  Who is Han Duck-soo, the South Korean acting president? According to a report, Han, a Harvard doctorate in economics, has over three decades of experience serving under five different presidents, which include both liberal and conservative. He has also served as the ambassador to the United States, …