South Korea parliament introduces bill to impeach Park; vote due Friday

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

South Korea's parliament introduced a bill on Thursday to impeach President Park Geun-hye, setting the stage for a historic vote to oust the embattled leader engulfed in an influence-peddling scandal.

Parliament is expected to vote on Friday in favour of impeachment, although the Constitutional Court must decide whether to uphold the motion, a process that could take up to 180 days.

Opposition parties have said they believe they will get the two-thirds majority needed to pass the bill, with support from about 30 members of Park's conservative Saenuri Party to secure the necessary 200 votes.

Park, 64, said this week she would await the court's ruling, signalling that the country's six-weeks-long political crisis is set to continue.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-politics-idUSKBN13X0DF

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WORLD NEWS | Thu Dec 8, 2016 | 8:04am EST
By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim | SEOUL

[Kittycow]

1. Expect a Tweet from Our Glorious Leader insinuating itself into the situation any minute now .