South Korea's Acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Friday the government will do its utmost to focus on stabilising state affairs amid ongoing political turbulence stemming from the short-lived imposition of martial law earlier this month.

Choi, 61, a veteran economic technocrat who has served for more than 30 years at the finance ministry, takes on an unprecedented role as successor to an impeached acting leader.

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.