SEOUL: South Korea’s finance minister vowed Sunday to keep Asia’s fourth-largest economy “strong and stable” after a decision by lawmakers to impeach President Park Geun-Hye threatened to hurt growth.

Yoo Il-Ho’s comments came after parliament voted Friday to impeach Park, stripping away her executive powers over an influence-peddling scandal and opening up a new period of uncertainty for the country.

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