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South Korea - Park: I’ll go if you don’t impeach me
Corruption-mired president tries to quit on her own terms
South Korea’s president pre-empted her looming impeachment yesterday, pledging to step down under certain limited conditions.
In a televised speech, President Park Geun Hye apologised to the nation for the “concern” caused by her “negligence.”
“I will leave the matters about my fate, including the shortening of my presidential term, to be decided by the national assembly,” she said.
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