Han Duck-soo becomes South Korea`s acting president 

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has become South Korea's acting president after Saturday's impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

Han, 75, has served in leadership positions for more than three decades under five different presidents, both conservative and liberal.

His roles have included ambassador to the United States, finance minister, trade minister, presidential secretary for policy coordination, prime minister, ambassador to the OECD, and head of various think-tanks and organisations.

Earlier, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached by the National Assembly over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law.

The unicameral National Assembly voted 204 to 85 on Saturday to impeach Yoon, the second such vote in eight days. Three members abstained and eight votes were declared invalid.

The vote was done by secret ballot, with two-thirds of the votes required for impeachment. All 300 members of the assembly cast their ballots.