Image Caption: South Korea"s president Park Guen-Hye is facing calls to resign or face impeachment South Korea"s Park Guen-Hye is finding her presidency under increasing threat as the country"s main opposition party says it is considering moves to impeach her.
The news comes a day after prosecutors named the unpopular leader as a suspect in an influence-peddling case.
Ms Park is accused of acting as a criminal accomplice for her friend Choi Soon-sil, who has been indicted on criminal charges including extortion and abuse of official power, according to prosecutors.
Image Caption: Hundreds of thousands of people have staged protests against Ms Park Ms Choi is accused of coercing more than $60m (£49m) from businesses and meddling in state affairs.
Under the South Korean constitution, prosecutors cannot indict the president on criminal charges – except insurrection or treason – while they are still in office.
This has apparently strengthened Ms Park"s determination t..
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