More woe for S. Korea's Park as corruption scandal rolls onSEOUL--South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Tuesday agreed to dump her nominee for prime minister and cede control of some state affairs in a major climbdown forced by a corruption scandal battering her administration. The same scandal saw prosecutors carry out a morning swoop on the offices of South Korea's largest conglomerate Samsung Electronics, looking for incriminating documents. In a significant political concession, Park told the speaker of the National Assembly she would accept a prime minister chosen by the opposition-controlled legislature "and let him control the cabinet." It was a double surrender by Park — effectively jettisoning her own choice for prime minister and relinquishing some of her extensive powers to whoever parliament puts forward. Crisis of state'During their meeting, parliament speaker Chung Sye-Kyun told Park her biggest priority should be to alleviate widespread public concern and anxiety.

Source: The China Post November 08, 2016 16:50 UTC