Uncertainty About What Comes After Park in South Korea's Ties with U.S and North
The South Korean Constitutional Court's decision Friday to uphold parliament's impeachment vote against President Park Geun-hye removes her from office and introduces fresh uncertainty at a time of rising regional tensions sparked by Seoul's rival North Korea missile and nuclear programs.
The removal of Park, 65, over corruption related to the country's big business conglomerates means South Korea must hold a presidential election within 60 days, with a bitterly divided population and highly fraught ties with North Korea and with the North's patron, China.
Her ouster capped a week that saw North Korea fire a barrage of four missiles into waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan -- action some analysts said were a practice attack on U.S. military bases in Japan, facilities that would play a key role in defending South Korea from any attack from the North.
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This story on Park and her leaving office was a big story; but it didn't affect us too much and so, I didn't think there was much interest in it here.
