South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, further deepening the country's political crisis.

SEOUL — 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.

Tens of thousands of South Korean protesters rallied in Seoul on Saturday (December 28), intensifying calls for the immediate resignation of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Supporters and critics of South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol took to the streets Saturday with separate protests, following the impeachment of acting President Han Duck-soo.