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The Constitutional Court of South Korea restored the prime minister have Duck-Soo to the position of interim president on Monday, annuling his dismissal while committing himself to concentrating on directing the fourth largest economy in Asia through a commercial war in the United States.
The ruling, which comes in the midst of months of political agitation in the country, returns to Han to power immediately. He assumed the position of interim leader of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was accused of his brief imposition of Martial Law in December.
“I think people are making it very clear, in one voice, that the extreme confrontation in politics must stop,” said Han, who thanked the court for his “wise decision” and the cabinet for his hard work while he was suspended.
“As an interim president, I will do my best to maintain the stable state administration and dedicate all wisdom and capabilities to safeguard national interests in the commercial war,” said Han in televised comments.
South Korea, one of the main exporters in the world, has prepared for the potential impact of a variety of tariffs threatened under the president of the United States, Donald Trump.
South Korea has already seen tariffs in steel and aluminum and has been looking for an exemption from reciprocal rates of the United States that will arrive next month. Earlier this month, Trump stood out to South Korea to apply high tariffs on US exports.
The statement of Yoon’s martial law immersed the key military of the US. UU. In its greatest political crisis in decades, and caused a leadership vacuum in the midst of spiral accusation, resignations and criminal accusations for a variety of senior officials.
Initially, they had lasted less than two weeks in office and was accused and suspended on December 27 after facing the Parliament led by the opposition by refusing to appoint three more judges for the Constitutional Court.
The judges in the Court ruled on Monday seven to one to tear down the accusation.
Five of the eight judges said that the motion of political trial was valid, but there were not enough reasons to accuse Han, since he did not violate the Constitution or the law, according to a statement from the Court.
Two judges ruled that the motion of political trial against Han, who was an interim president at that time, was not valid from the beginning since two thirds of legislators in Parliament did not approve it.
A judge voted to accuse Han.
Han, 75, had served in leadership positions for more than three decades under five presidents, both conservative and liberals.
In a country, abruptly divided by partisan rhetoric, they had been seen as a rare example of an official whose varied career transcended party lines.
Even so, the parliament led by the opposition accused him of not doing enough to frustrate Yoon’s decision to declare martial law, an accusation he denied.
Look | South Korea accuses President Yoon about the declaration of martial law: 
The South Korean Parliament voted on Saturday to accuse President Yoon Suk Yeol for his short life of martial law, a historical reprimand that was encouraged by jubilant crowds that described the result as another challenging moment in the nation’s resistant democratic journey.
Lee Jae-Myung, head of the Opposition Democratic Party, said the Han ruling must be accepted, but urged the Constitutional Court to quickly make a decision about the accusation of President Yoon.
The court is expected to rule in a matter of days, although its deliberations have dragged more time than expected. Yoon also faces a criminal trial separated by charges of leading an insurrection when declaring martial law.
If Yoon is eliminated, a new presidential election will be held within 60 days.
“The continuous delay of the court in the ruling is to boost concern and conflict … Now we can anticipate the situation that goes beyond a psychological civil war to become a real physical civil war,” said Lee, who leads in opinion polls to win an election if Yoon is eliminated.
South Korea has seen great demonstrations, mostly peaceful, both in support of Yoon and to ask for his removal in recent months.
The Minister of Finance, Choi Sang-Mok, had assumed the position of interim president, while the cases of Yoon and Han were considered by the Constitutional Court.
The unexpected imposition of the Martial Law on December 3, 2024 and the subsequent political agitation sent shock waves through South Korea, and raised concern among the allies such as the United States under the president now Formator Joe Biden, who had seen Yoon as a key partner in the efforts to counteract China and North Korea.
The martial law at the end only lasted approximately six hours after the legislators challenged a security cord around Parliament and voted to reject the declaration.
