Demonstrators shoot off firecrackers to celebrate the impeachment of Park Geun-hye in Seoul on Saturday. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images)SEOUL — South Korea's first female president, Park Geun-hye, became its first to be impeached when the Constitutional Court dismissed her Friday for her role in a wide-reaching corruption scandal. Many South Koreans are jubilant that their huge, peaceful protests in recent months contributed to the unpopular president's removal, and they took to the streets in Seoul on Saturday night to celebrate. Here are some of the scenes and voices from the rally:There was also visible support for the impeached president on Saturday night, although the crowds were much smaller. This is what two of Park's supporters said:

Source: Washington Post March 12, 2017 02:59 UTC