Han Duck-soo says he will step aside to avoid further chaos, as finance minister assumes acting presidency
Ahead of the parliamentary session, opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said his Democratic Party, which has majority control of parliament, accused Han of “acting for insurrection.”
“The only way to normalize the country is to swiftly root out all the insurrection forces,” Lee said in an inflammatory speech, adding the party was acting to remove individuals who have put the country at risk.
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