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Park Geun-hye

Fresh mass rally against South Korea's Park Geun-Hye:

Saturday's protest came as Park's approval ratings plunged with prosecutors planning to interview her, making her the first sitting South Korean president to be questioned in a criminal case. Ref. Source 2b.

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Lawmakers in South Korea's National Assembly have voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye.

The country's constitutional court will now deliberate the motion, a process that could take up to 180 days. However, it is unclear whether Park will resign after the vote, or if she will wait for the court to rule.

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will become Acting President for the duration of the court's deliberation. Ref. CNN.

Park Geun-hye History & Civil Business Politics

South Korea's Constitutional Court has upheld a decision by the country's National Assembly to impeach President Park Geun-hye.

Park is the first South Korean president to be impeached. An election for her replacement must be held within 60 days.

The decision was announced by Justice Lee Jung-mi in a live, national broadcast. Ref. CNN.

Geun-hye Park

South Korean prosecutors said Monday they are seeking an arrest warrant for the country's ousted President Park Geun-hye. Ref. CNN.

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Wow, this is tremendous. South Korea is one of our close allies and not only is their president impeached but she is going to be prosecuted too. I hope the country stays stable. I think it will, but you never know when something like this happens. This is a bad time with the nut in NK rattling sabers.