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South Korea: Yoon's impeachment raises concerns over military leadership, readiness

Lokmat Times | 15/12/2024 08:07 AM | Click to read full article

President Yoon Suk Yeol's powers will be handed over to the acting president -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo -- in a first since 2016 when then-President Park Geun-hye was impeached. As the military will now be led by an acting president and an acting defence minister, concerns have emerged over North Korea possibly perceiving the situation as a vacuum in military leadership and engaging in provocative acts to escalate tensions.

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