The impeachment of South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The ultra-conservative movement, embodied by the evangelical churches, wants to prevent the return to power of the progressives, whom they accuse of bowing to China and North Korea.

Acting President Han Duck-soo has said he will step aside to avoid more political chaos, with his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol on trial after attempting to impose martial law.