S Korea president may resign early

South Korea’s scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye said yesterday she was willing to resign early and would let parliament decide her fate as leader”, reports AFP.
“I will leave the issue of my departure, including the (possible) reduction of my term in office, to a decision by the National Assembly”, she said in a speech carried live on television. 
“Once lawmakers come up with measures to transfer power in a way that minimises any power vacuum and chaos in governance, I will step down,” she said without giving further details. But opponents said the statement was a tactic to derail efforts in the opposition-controlled parliament to impeach Park over the scandal, which has already seen her secret confidante Choi Soon-Sil charged with fraud and abuse of power.

 

 

S Korea president may resign early

South Koreas scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye said yesterday she was willing to resign early and would let parliament decide her fate as leader, reports AFP. I will leave the issue of my departure, including the (possible) reduction of my term in office, to a decision by the National Assembly, she said in a speech carried live on television. Once lawmakers come up with measures to transfer power in a way that minimises any power vacuum and chaos in governance, I will step down, she said without giving further details. But opponents said the statement was a tactic to derail efforts in the opposition-controlled parliament to impeach Park over the scandal, which has already seen her secret confidante Choi Soon-Sil charged with fraud and abuse of power.