Park has been unseen and unheard from since the constitutional Court’s ruling on Friday, which ended a power struggle that had consumed the nation for months. Carrying flags and candles and cheering jubilantly, tens of thousands of people occupied a boulevard in downtown Seoul to celebrate Park’s ouster. “By being quiet, she’s making it loud and clear that she won’t accept the court’s ruling,” said Yul Shin, a professor at Seoul’s Myongji University. South Korea must hold an election within two months to choose Park’s successor. Prosecutors have arrested and indicted a slew of high-profile figures over the scandal, including Choi and Samsung’s de facto chief, Lee Jae-yong.

Source: National Post March 11, 2017 16:30 UTC