President Han Duck-soo, accusing him of failing to present special counsel bills during a recent Cabinet meeting. The bills, intended to investigate allegations of sedition and issues involving First Lady Kim Keon-hee,

Lawmakers from the liberal Democratic Party agreed unanimously on Tuesday to pursue an impeachment motion against acting President Han Duck-soo over his refusal to consider two bills to establish special counsel probes into Yoon and his wife.

South Korea's main opposition party vowed on Tuesday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo but reversed an earlier plan and decided to wait until later in the week, party officials said, as the risk of further political uncertainty heightened.

Acting President Han Duck-soo brushed off opposition demands to approve bills by Tuesday that would launch special counsel investigations into President Yoon Suk Yeol's alleged insurrection and his wife Kim Keon Hee’s alleged election meddling and corruption.