SOUTH KOREA DEMOCRACY IS SO AGAINST CORRUPTION THAT EVEN ITS HEAD OF STATE POSK IMPEACHMENT AS PASSED BY ITS CONGRESS IS UPHELD BY ITS RULING SUPREME JUDGES AS PARK GEUN HYE IS OUSTED THIS 2017 - CORRUPTION IN THE HEAD OF STATE MUST NOT BE - AS DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD WILL NOW TAKE HEAD

South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday ruled unanimously to remove President Park Geun-hye from office, the capstone of a sweeping corruption scandal that has engulfed the country for months.

“Hereby, in a unanimous decision, the court issues the verdict: the court rules to expel President Park Geun-hye,” acting Chief Justice Lee Jung-mi said in a nationally televised ruling.

With the decision, which is final and unchallengeable, Park has become the nation’s first democratically elected leader to be ousted by impeachment. The nation now must hold a presidential election within 60 days, making it likely to fall on May 9.

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, who has been substituing for Park since her parliamentary impeachment on Dec. 9, will continue to lead the nation until the next leader is elected.

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