SEOUL, May 01 (AJP) - Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s acting president and prime minister, announced his resignation on Thursday, clearing the way for a likely run in the June 3 presidential election.
“I am now stepping down from my duties as acting president and prime minister," Han said in a nationally televised address from the central government complex in Seoul.
Han is expected to formally declare his presidential bid as early as Friday.
He had served as acting president since Dec. 14, when President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the National Assembly over Yoon's declaration of martial law. Han's resignation comes after 139 days in the role.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok will assume the acting presidency for the remaining 33 days until a new president is sworn in on June 4.
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