SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s acting president thanked the Constitutional Court for its “wise” decision restoring his powers this morning and said he would attend to the most urgent matters.

Han Duck-soo upon arriving at the government office in Seoul also said South Korean people must stop fighting over the turmoil over President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment. “There is no more left or right in the country. The country must go forward or rise upward. That is the most important task ahead of us,” said Han.

Parliament in December had impeached Han in part because he refused to fill empty Constitutional Court justices seats. The votes of at least six justices are required to remove the impeached Yoon from office.

Han became acting president after Yoon was impeached by the National Assembly over his Dec. 3 imposition of martial law that triggered a massive political crisis. But Han was impeached by the assembly as well in late December following political strife with opposition lawmakers.

— The Associated Press