Jean McKenzie

This is exactly what he, his security and his supporters are doing.

This is exactly what he, his security and his supporters are doing.

Those absolutely dramatic scenes that you were just playing then, that we were just hearing from the Parliament. Now, this is really the opposition party who have managed to remove the Prime Minister Han. They have a huge majority in Parliament.

Those absolutely dramatic scenes that you were just playing then, that we were just hearing from the Parliament. Now, this is really the opposition party who have managed to remove the Prime Minister Han. They have a huge majority in Parliament.

And when they voted to impeach him, the members of the ruling party, Mr Yoon's party, got up and they surrounded the Speaker of the House and they started shouting at him, as you heard. They are angry that this vote has even been allowed to go ahead again. There is now such political animosity between these two parties and total political deadlock here in South Korea.

And when they voted to impeach him, the members of the ruling party, Mr Yoon's party, got up and they surrounded the Speaker of the House and they started shouting at him, as you heard. They are angry that this vote has even been allowed to go ahead again. There is now such political animosity between these two parties and total political deadlock here in South Korea.

How we got here was that over the past couple of days, this row has erupted between the opposition party and Prime Minister Han. Mr Han has refused to appoint these judges that Parliament had chosen to oversee President Yoon's impeachment trial. This is the court case that is going to decide whether Mr Yoon should be permanently barred from office or whether he should be reinstated.

How we got here was that over the past couple of days, this row has erupted between the opposition party and Prime Minister Han. Mr Han has refused to appoint these judges that Parliament had chosen to oversee President Yoon's impeachment trial. This is the court case that is going to decide whether Mr Yoon should be permanently barred from office or whether he should be reinstated.

And the opposition party have decided that because Mr Ham was blocking the appointment of these judges, he was essentially protecting Mr Yoon and therefore wasn't fit to run the country.

And the opposition party have decided that because Mr Ham was blocking the appointment of these judges, he was essentially protecting Mr Yoon and therefore wasn't fit to run the country.

Well, Mr. Han has said that he is going to step aside. He listens to the vote. He's going to follow the legal processes. So what that means now is that the country's finance minister is now going to be in charge of running the country. He is the third in command.

Well, Mr. Han has said that he is going to step aside. He listens to the vote. He's going to follow the legal processes. So what that means now is that the country's finance minister is now going to be in charge of running the country. He is the third in command.

But all this does really is just add to this political vacuum that we've got here in South Korea and this uncertainty that has been playing out really since President Yoon unleashed it three and a half weeks ago when he imposed martial law. And people here are asking, well, where does this now end?

But all this does really is just add to this political vacuum that we've got here in South Korea and this uncertainty that has been playing out really since President Yoon unleashed it three and a half weeks ago when he imposed martial law. And people here are asking, well, where does this now end?

because if the finance minister comes in and he too refuses to appoint these judges, then the opposition party could just impeach him as well and they could continue doing this again and again, effectively rendering South Korea without a government. And briefly, what effect does it have economically on South Korea? It's had a big one. South Korea's economy is really struggling.

because if the finance minister comes in and he too refuses to appoint these judges, then the opposition party could just impeach him as well and they could continue doing this again and again, effectively rendering South Korea without a government. And briefly, what effect does it have economically on South Korea? It's had a big one. South Korea's economy is really struggling.

The stock market has taken a hit. The currency has plunged. Even just today, the South Korean won, fell to its lowest level against the dollar since the financial crisis. So in 16 years. And this is having a real impact on people's day-to-day lives. And so they are nervous. They are feeling this political uncertainty, this political instability.

The stock market has taken a hit. The currency has plunged. Even just today, the South Korean won, fell to its lowest level against the dollar since the financial crisis. So in 16 years. And this is having a real impact on people's day-to-day lives. And so they are nervous. They are feeling this political uncertainty, this political instability.

Yet while this is unfolding, you have the two parties just shouting and blaming each other.

Yet while this is unfolding, you have the two parties just shouting and blaming each other.