(VOVworld) – South Korea’s acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn delivered an address on Friday to reassure the public. He promised to make all-out efforts to stably manage state affair.
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| Hwang Kyo-ahn, who now serves as the acting president, delivers a televised public address from his Seoul-based office on Dec. 9, 2016. (Photo: Yonhap News) |
The same day, Hwang said at a National Security Council meeting that there must not be any loophole in national security and stressed the need to retaliate if North Korea engages in any provocations based on its "misjudgement".
Opposition parties welcomed the passage of the impeachment motion and called on the Constitutional Court to promptly carry out its adjudication process. The Democratic Party and the People's Party stressed the need to stabilize state affairs, proposing forming a parliament-government panel to fill any government vacuum. The move is seen by observers as courting voters amid the prospects of an early presidential election next year.