November 5, 2016

"Tens of thousands of enraged South Koreans rallied in Seoul and other places Saturday night to demand President Park Geun-hye's resignation over a scandal involving her longtime confidante and ex-advisors.

The nationwide rally followed the president's second apology for the scandal surrounding Choi Soon-sil, suspected of peddling undue influence for personal gains and meddling in state affairs behind the scenes.

In the capital Seoul, police estimated that about 45,000 people gathered in the Gwanghwamun Square to attend the rally, almost quadrupling a 12,000-strong protest held a week earlier."

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