South Korea’s interim president Han Dac Soo resigned on Thursday before holding early presidential elections in the country on June 3.
Finance Minister Choi Sang Mok must take office temporarily, after Korean law.
In his second term, Han was as president of employees when he became a temporary president on December 14, after President Yoon Sok Yol suffered from the inability of Parliament for his decision to impose martial law on the country.
Two weeks later, Han suffered the dismissal after being accused of helping Yun Declaration of customary rulings. The Constitutional Court canceled his isolation on March 24, with him Return And staying as a temporary leader until the early elections.
Through his assumption as a temporary president, he faced the challenge of keeping the government operating during one of the largest political crises in decades, while facing North Korea’s threats and slowdown in the internal economy.
Han had to lead efforts to deal with the threat of customs duties to the United States imposed by Donald Trump.
The temporary president expressed his willingness to reach an agreement, noting that the country will not interact with Washington, because he owes his recovery from the Korean War 1950-1953.
South Korea and the United States recently agreed to develop a commercial package to remove US tariffs before suspending mutual definitions in July.
However, he faced resistance from the main liberal party, the Democratic Party, whose candidate Lee Jay Meong is the preferred to win the elections, amid accusations that negotiations hurry up by conservatives to achieve political gains.
Han’s positions from the Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister of Commerce ranged to the Presidential Secretary for Policy Coordination, as well as the ambassador to the United States, OECD, thought tanks and organizations.
Han has practical experience with the United States, the main ally of South Korea, after he deeply participated in the process of signing the free trade agreement in the United States and the south.
