国际英语资讯:A million protesters march in S. Korea to demand Parks resignation_时事

国际英语资讯:A million protesters march in S. Korea to demand Parks resignation

In the southeastern port city of Busan, over 50,000 people gathered on the streets with candles in hand. Over 12,000 protesters marched in the southern city of Daegu, according to local cable news channel JTBC.

Daegu is described as a political hometown of the president, who entered politics by being elected a lawmaker in the city.

In the capital city, three main opposition parties held separate rallies around the Gwanghwamun square. Presidential hopefuls in the opposition bloc joined candlelight vigils in major cities outside Seoul.

Most of the hopefuls demanded President Park immediately step down, while Lee Jae-myung, mayor of Seongnam city in Gyonnggi province, maintained his position that procedures to impeach the president should be launched immediately.

The Seongnam mayor's support rate recently jumped to the double digits on his active participation in the protest rallies.

Choo Mi-ae, chairwoman of the No. 1 opposition Minjoo Party, said in her speech in Seoul that President Park will be described as "the worst traitor" in history as the president with an approval rating of 5 percent pushes for a military intelligence pact with Japan, the country's former colonial ruler.

Park's approval scores stayed at 5 percent for three weeks in a row, the lowest for any South Korean president, according to a weekly public opinion poll by Gallup Korea.

The embattled president is trying to normalize state affairs, appointing new vice ministers and foreign missions earlier this week. Park on Wednesday ordered a thorough investigation into a corruption scandal involving the tourism complex development in Busan.