The Constitutional Court reinstated the Prime Minister of South Korea as acting President.

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea has reinstated Han Dok-soo, the country's prime minister, by its decision. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on March 24.

"The Constitutional Court of South Korea on Monday ruled to restore the powers of Prime Minister Han Dok-soo, which was the latest turn in the country's turbulent political life after his impeachment from the post of acting president more than two months ago," the agency reports.

The minister took over the duties of acting president from the previous head of state, Yoon Seok-young, who was impeached in 2024. It is reported that after the announcement of the court's decision, the prime minister was immediately returned to his previous position.

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The situation in South Korea worsened on December 3 last year after the president declared martial law, which was caused by the threat of paralysis of power that arose due to attempts to conduct impeachment proceedings. The commander of the emergency regime, Chief of Staff of the Army Pak Ahn Su noted that until the lifting of martial law, the activities of Parliament, political parties and associations are prohibited.

The head of state was arrested for 48 hours on January 15 this year. The Seoul Western District Court took the president into custody on January 19 (January 18, Moscow time). As a result, his supporters staged a pogrom. The arrest warrant for Yoon Seok-young was lifted by the court on March 6. According to Yonhap, he filed a motion in February calling the indictment for declaring martial law illegal.