▲ Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok (C) speaks during a press conference at the government complex building in Seoul on Dec. 27, 2024. (Yonhap)

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Acting President Choi Sang-mok vows to prioritize stabilizing state affairs

By Kim Han-joo

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Choi Sang-mok said Friday the government will do its utmost to focus on stabilizing state affairs amid ongoing political turbulence.

Choi, who also serves as deputy prime minister for economic affairs and finance minister, stepped into the interim leadership role following the suspension of acting President Han Duck-soo's duties by the National Assembly earlier in the day.

Han was impeached less than two weeks after he took over for President Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 14, who was impeached for his mishandling of martial law.

In a written statement addressed to the nation, Choi emphasized the importance of minimizing the current chaos in state governance.

"The government will do its best to ensure national stability," Choi said.

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