| South Korea lawmakers impeach President Park Geun-hye over corruption scandal |
| South Korea’s National Assembly voted Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye over her role in a corruption and influence-peddling scandal, forcing her to hand over the running of the country to a caretaker prime minister. The Constitutional Court now has six months to decide whether to uphold the impeachment motion, creating a power vacuum in South Korea at the same time as the United States goes through its own presidential transition. The confluence of these events creates a great deal of uncertainty surrounding policy towards North Korea, which has been making rapid progress in its nuclear and missile programs. |
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