Several parties, including conservatives scrambling to distance themselves from Park, say South Koreans should vote in a new constitution in addition to a new president in early May. The discussions about rewriting the constitution are ironic in that they come after a historic effort to protect it. The future of the constitution has instantly emerged as a major political topic after the Constitutional Court removed Park on Friday and triggered a two-month presidential race. On paper, it seems that the South Korean president domestically has significantly less power than, say, the president of the United States. This wasn't the first time South Korean lawmakers tried to remove a president either, although the Constitutional Court reinstated late President Roh Moo-hyun in 2004.

Source: ABC News March 12, 2017 02:03 UTC