TOKYO (Sputnik) — The parliament voted 234-56 on Friday to start Park’s impeachment trial after she was implicated in a corruption scandal involving her long-time friend Choi Soon-sil, accused of using her ties to extort money from businesses.
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency described the mood in the streets as festive. It said students were singing songs demanding that the president resign and free cups of coffee were being dispensed to those struggling to stay warm in the cold.