(VOVworld) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye said she would abide by the parliament’s decision and offer to resign if the lawmakers agree.
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Thousands of South Koreans at a rally against President Park on 29 October, 2016 in Seoul
(photo: bbc.com)
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In a televised address in Seoul on the scandal relating to her old friend Choi Soon-sil, President Park said she would resign if lawmakers can agree on an orderly transition of power. She apologized for a third time since the scandal broke and asked parliament to decide the direction of a “stable” power transition.
President Park made the speech the day after some of her loyal sub-ordinates suggested she should resign to avoid being forced to do so. Some retired politicians also called on her to resign before April, 2017. Opposition parties are expected to submit to Parliament on December 2nd a document to impeach the President.