South Korea’s main opposition party is seeking to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo in a potentially risky move to put maximum pressure on the ruling party.

Lawmakers from the liberal Democratic Party agreed unanimously on Tuesday to pursue an impeachment motion against acting President Han Duck-soo over his refusal to consider two bills to establish special counsel probes into Yoon and his wife.

South Korea's main opposition party vowed on Tuesday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo but reversed an earlier plan and decided to wait until later in the week, party officials said, as the risk of further political uncertainty heightened.

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea said Tuesday it will push ahead with the impeachment process for acting President Han Duck-soo, on the coattails of him snubbing the opposition's demand to promulgate special counsel bills targeting the president and first lady and calling for a parliamentary "compromise" on current issues.

South Korea's main opposition party threatened on Monday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo if he failed to approve legislation to launch a special counsel investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed bid to impose martial law.

South Korea’s main opposition party yesterday vowed to impeach South Korean Prime Minister and acting president Han Duck-soo, but reversed an earlier plan and would wait until later in the week, party officials said,

SEOUL: South Korea's opposition on Tuesday said it would impeach acting president Han Duck-soo in protest over his refusal to sign into law special bills to investigate his impeached

South Korea’s main liberal opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo, as Seoul grapples with the turmoil set off when impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol made a short-lived declaration of martial law.