- Title: File footage of South Korean President Park Geun-hye
- Date: 5th January 2017
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (RECENT - DECEMBER 9, 2016) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SOUTH KOREAN LAWMAKERS SITTING AT CHAMBER LETTERS ON SCREEN READING (Korean): "1. IMPEACHMENT BILL OF PRESIDENT (PARK GEUN-HYE)" VARIOUS OF LAWMAKERS PUTTING BALLOT PAPER INTO BALLOT BOX South Korean lawmakers on December 9 voted overwhelmingly to impeach President Park Geun-hye over an influence-peddling scandal and set the stage for her to become the country's first elected leader to be pushed from office in disgrace. Members of parliament voted by secret ballot with 234 in favour and 56 opposed, meaning dozens of members of Park's own conservative Saenuri Party backed the motion to remove her. At least 200 members of the 300-seat chamber was needed to vote for the motion for it to pass. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn took over as acting president while the Constitutional Court reviews the Park's impeachment motion, a process that can take up to 180 days.
- Embargoed: 20th January 2017 02:29
- Keywords: South Korea president Park Geun-hye political scandal impeachment
- Location: SEOUL, YANGGU, GANGWON PROVINCE, ANSAN, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA/ OFF COAST OF SOUTH KOREA / PYONGYANG, CHOLSAN COUNTY, NORTH PYONGAN PROVINCE, NORTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, YANGGU, GANGWON PROVINCE, ANSAN, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA/ OFF COAST OF SOUTH KOREA / PYONGYANG, CHOLSAN COUNTY, NORTH PYONGAN PROVINCE, NORTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA00Q5XSZUBP
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