South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach a second head of state, acting President Han Duck-soo, despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, deepening a political crisis set off when President Yoon Suk Yeol stunned the nation by briefly imposing martial law.

The South Korean National Assembly voted unanimously to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on 27 December, marking the first time an acting president has been impeached. The Democratic Party cited Han’s role in Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law and judicial appointments as grounds.

South Korea's National Assembly impeached the country's acting president, Han Duck-soo, on Friday, marking the second time in December that it has chosen to remove the country's leader.