SEOUL - South Korea's main opposition party vowed on Tuesday (Dec 24) to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo but reversed an earlier plan and decided to wait until later in the week, party officials said,

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 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.