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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament on Thursday approved a bill to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate a favors scandal engulfing President Park Geun-hye, sharply raising political pressure on her amid calls for her to step down.Park's administration has been rocked by allegations that a friend, Choi Soon-sil, used her ties to the president to meddle in state affairs and wield improper influence, triggering calls for the president to be impeached or step down.Legal scholars and political analysts believe Park is unlikely to resign and that impeachment by parliament is more likely. The special prosecutor will have up to 120 days to investigate the case and can bring charges.The motion for a special prosecutor proposed by the main opposition Democratic Party passed by a vote of 196 in the 300-seat assembly, indicating some members of Park's ruling Saenuri Party backed the bill.
