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South Korea’s ruling conservative party today faced an imminent split over the impeachment of scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye. More than 30 lawmakers of the Saenuri Party, who have been at odds with Park, have vowed to leave, arguing the party’s current leadership refuses to embrace reforms despite the corruption scandal and impeachment crisis.
Park is accused of colluding with her friend Choi Soon-Sil to strong-arm large companies like Samsung into handing over tens of millions of dollars to two dubious foundations Choi allegedly controlled and plundered. The split will drastically reduce the chances of the conservative party winning the presidential election.