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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party and the opposition party confront each other in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party chant in union in front of the National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (2nd R, up) to boycott the vote to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who has been serving as acting president, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik announces pass of the motion to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who has been serving as acting president, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party leave the parliamentary chamber to boycott the vote to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who has been serving as acting president, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party chant in union in front of the National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (C, up) to boycott the vote to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who has been serving as acting president, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party and the opposition party confront each other in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party and the opposition party standing by the National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (C, up) confront each other in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party chant in union in front of the National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (C, up) to boycott the vote to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who has been serving as acting president, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

South Korea's National Assembly lawmakers vote on the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who serves as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment, in Seoul, South Korea, December 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

South Korea's National Assembly lawmakers vote on the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who serves as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment, in Seoul, South Korea, December 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

South Korea's National Assembly lawmakers vote on the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who serves as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment, in Seoul, South Korea, December 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Greece's conservatives win election, pledge more reforms

STORY: Greece's conservatives win election, pledge more reforms DATELINE: June 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his speech after the win in Greek elections 2. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek former prime minister 3. various of the elections in Greece STORYLINE: Greek former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament. With 95 percent of votes counted, New Democracy (ND) garnered 40.55 percent of the votes, securing 158 seats in the next 300-member parliament to form a single-party government, according to official results released by the Interior Ministry. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek former Prime Minister "We received a strong mandate to proceed faster on the path of reforms our country needs." During his second term in office, Greec

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GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

(230626) -- ATHENS, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of Greece's New Democracy party, celebrates the party's victory in elections with supporters in Athens, Greece, on June 25, 2023. Greek Former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament. With 95 percent of votes counted, New Democracy (ND) garnered 40.55 percent of the votes, securing 158 seats in the next 300-member parliament to form a single-party government, according to official results released by the Interior Ministry. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

(230626) -- ATHENS, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Supporters of Greece's conservative New Democracy party celebrate the party's victory in elections in Athens, Greece, on June 25, 2023. Greek Former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament. With 95 percent of votes counted, New Democracy (ND) garnered 40.55 percent of the votes, securing 158 seats in the next 300-member parliament to form a single-party government, according to official results released by the Interior Ministry. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

(230626) -- ATHENS, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Supporters of Greece's conservative New Democracy party celebrate the party's victory in elections in Athens, Greece, on June 25, 2023. Greek Former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament. With 95 percent of votes counted, New Democracy (ND) garnered 40.55 percent of the votes, securing 158 seats in the next 300-member parliament to form a single-party government, according to official results released by the Interior Ministry. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

(230626) -- ATHENS, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of Greece's New Democracy party, celebrates the party's victory in elections with supporters in Athens, Greece, on June 25, 2023. Greek Former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament. With 95 percent of votes counted, New Democracy (ND) garnered 40.55 percent of the votes, securing 158 seats in the next 300-member parliament to form a single-party government, according to official results released by the Interior Ministry. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

(230626) -- ATHENS, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of Greece's New Democracy party, celebrates the party's victory in elections with supporters in Athens, Greece, on June 25, 2023. Greek Former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament. With 95 percent of votes counted, New Democracy (ND) garnered 40.55 percent of the votes, securing 158 seats in the next 300-member parliament to form a single-party government, according to official results released by the Interior Ministry. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-GENERAL ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY PARTY-VICTORY

(230522) -- ATHENS, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Supporters of New Democracy (ND) party celebrate at the political party's headquarters in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his ND party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority" (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-GENERAL ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY PARTY-VICTORY

(230522) -- ATHENS, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers a statement after winning the Greek elections in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his ND party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority" (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-GENERAL ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY PARTY-VICTORY

(230522) -- ATHENS, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers a statement after winning the Greek elections in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his ND party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority" (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-GENERAL ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY PARTY-VICTORY

(230522) -- ATHENS, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis (C) celebrates with supporters at the political party's headquarters in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his ND party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority" (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-GENERAL ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY PARTY-VICTORY

(230522) -- ATHENS, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis (lower left corner) celebrates with supporters at the political party's headquarters in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his ND party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority" (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority

STORY: Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority DATELINE: May 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of supporters in the street 2. various of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis 3. various of the process of the votes counting of the Greek Elections 3. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 4. various of the process of the Greek elections STORYLINE: Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his New Democracy (ND) party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister "The results of the ballot are clear. They show

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S. Korea's parliamentary election

SEOUL, South Korea - A voter casts her ballot to elect South Korea's new parliament at a polling station in Seoul on April 11, 2012. The election for a new 300-member National Assembly, South Korea's unicameral legislature, for a four-year term is widely seen as a weathervane of voter sentiment for December's presidential vote.

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S. Korea's parliamentary election

SEOUL, South Korea - Han Myeong Sook (R), leader of South Korea's main opposition Democratic United Party, and her husband cast their votes to elect the country's new parliament at a polling station in Seoul on April 11, 2012. The election for a new 300-member National Assembly, South Korea's unicameral legislature, for a four-year term is widely seen as a weathervane of voter sentiment for December's presidential vote.

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S. Korea's parliamentary election

SEOUL, South Korea - Han Myeong Sook (R), leader of South Korea's main opposition Democratic United Party, and her husband cast their votes to elect the country's new parliament at a polling station in Seoul on April 11, 2012. The election for a new 300-member National Assembly, South Korea's unicameral legislature, for a four-year term is widely seen as a weathervane of voter sentiment for December's presidential vote. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's parliamentary election

SEOUL, South Korea - A voter casts her ballot to elect South Korea's new parliament at a polling station in Seoul on April 11, 2012. The election for a new 300-member National Assembly, South Korea's unicameral legislature, for a four-year term is widely seen as a weathervane of voter sentiment for December's presidential vote. (Kyodo)