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Last Friday(3.10) the South Korean Constitutional court unanimously voted 8-0 to uphold the South Korean National Assembly vote to impeach Park Geun Hye from elected office as President...(source: BWI, 3.10)

On the same day(3.10) KCTU declared today as "a day of victory for the candlelight revolution". It also made it clear that the impeachment is not the end but a new beginning of a long journey to abolish deep-rooted evils including regressive labour reform, to change our society and our workplace...

Yesterday(3.11) in central Seoul: The 20th and final weekly rally was held at Gwanghwamun Square to celebrate ousting President Park Geun-hye, over four months after the eruption of a widespread corruption and influence-peddling scandal implicating her...

A festive mood was prevalent at the rally attended by an estimated 650,000, where rock stars such as Jeon In-kwon and Han Young-ae performed, and fireworks lit up the skies of Gwanghwamun...

While sharing the joy over Park's impeachment, participants called for the completion of remaining tasks...

These include the arrest of the former President for her involvement in the scandal, the trials of others involved in the scandal, and for acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn, who is viewed as continuing the Park administration, to step down.

Organizers recited a declaration drawn up by citizens, which called for the existing system of politics and business to be reformed, the guarantee of basic rights in labor and social welfare, and an end to discrimination related to gender and social minorities...(source: Korea Times, 3.12)

Here you'll get KCTU's (Korean)report, incl. lots of pics...

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