Seoul: Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok tendered his resignation late Thursday just before the National Assembly reported a motion to impeach him. “Deputy Prime Minister Choi submitted his resignation at 10:28 p.m.,” the Ministry of Economy and Finance stated in a press release.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the impeachment motion was led by the main opposition Democratic Party (DP). The motion accused Choi, who was serving as acting president, of delaying the appointment of the ninth justice to the Constitutional Court, among other allegations.

Choi was scheduled to assume the role of acting president starting at midnight Thursday, following the resignation of outgoing acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. Han is expected to run in the upcoming presidential election in June.