South Korean President Park Geun-hye Has Been Impeached

Reuters: South Korean parliament votes overwhelmingly to impeach President Park

South Korean lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye over an influence-peddling scandal, setting the stage for her to become the country's first elected leader to be expelled from office in disgrace.

The impeachment motion was carried by a wider-than-expect 234-56 margin in a secret ballot in parliament, meaning more than 60 of Park's own conservative Saenuri Party members backed removing her. The votes of at least 200 members of the 300-seat chamber were needed for the motion to pass.

The Constitutional Court must now decide whether to uphold the impeachment, a process that could take up to 180 days.

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WNU Editor: The vote was not even close .... 234 to 56 in favor of impeachment. The Prime Minster will now take over.

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