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Scandal and geopolitics Gangnam style: the impeachment of Park Geun-hye

12 December 2016

5:27 PM

12 December 2016

5:27 PM

skoreaThe South Korean national assembly’s decision on Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye came as no great surprise. Since October a political scandal involving a typical Asian mix of influence pedalling, crony business government relations and an obscure religious cult have embroiled the nation’s first female leader, paralysed the government and led to massive street protests in Seoul most weekends.

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