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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

South Korean court reinstates prime minister Han Duck Soo as acting president after martial law crisis

South Korea's Constitutional Court reinstated prime minister Han Duck Soo as the acting president after overturning his impeachment on Monday.

Mr Han had taken over as the acting leader from president Yoon Suk Yeol after he was impeached over his short-lived declaration of martial law last December, which plunged Asia's fourth-largest economy into a political crisis.

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