SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's acting president faces an impeachment vote on Friday, intensifying a political crisis as the Constitutional Court meets for its first hearing on suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declared on Dec. 3.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, impeached for his decision to briefly impose martial law, is building a legal team to represent him at the Constitutional Court that will decide his political fate,

South Korea’s main opposition party has submitted a motion to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebell

South Korea’s parliament is set to vote Friday on impeaching Acting President Han Duck-soo, potentially deepening a political crisis that has rattled financial markets and disrupted diplomacy efforts.

South Korea's acting president faces an impeachment vote as the Constitutional Court meets for its first hearing on Friday in the case of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached and suspended from duties after a short-lived martial law.

On Friday, December 27, the Constitutional Court of South Korea will hold a session to review the impeachment case of the suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol. The case stems from his declaration of martial law in early December,

South Korea’s opposition party filed a motion to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo after he resisted pressure to appoint court judges who might increase the likelihood of removing President Yoon Suk Yeol from power.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, impeached for his decision to briefly impose martial law, is building a legal team to represent him at the Constitutional Court that will decide his political fate,