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SEOUL, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): A vote to impeach South Korea’s
scandal-hit president could take place as early as next week,
lawmakers said Thursday.
A growing number of ruling party politicians have endorsed
the opposition-led campaign to oust President Park Geun-Hye over
the scandal involving her friend Choi Soon-Sil, who leveraged
their mysterious ties in milking business companies for cash
and peddling influence.
“We will seek to vote on the impeachment motion as early
as December 2, and no later than December 9,” Woo Sang-Ho, floor
leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, was quoted as
saying by Yonhap news agency.
A senior ruling Saenuri Party lawmaker also said the
impeachment move would be put to a parliamentary vote by
December 9.