N. Korea: Big rally in Seoul to demand the resignation of President
Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans came out today in the streets of Seoul in one of the biggest anti-government demonstrations ever held in the country, demanding the resignation of President Park Yun-Xe because of its involvement in a sensational scandal.
The organizers of the demonstration, stated by the Yonhap agency, claimed that one million people gathered.
The police, who had initially announced that he expects a crowd of about 170,000 people, estimated at 260,000 the number of demonstrators, according to the news agency.
This huge demonstration is the third place in the context of the protests taking place every week against the Park, which is fighting for political survival.
The authorities called for calm and 25,000 policemen have been deployed in the capital, blocking all access to the presidential palace.
Once night fell, an a sea of faces captured Avenue Gouangkchouamoun, holding candles and chanting slogans in favor of the president resignation.
Students marched beside retired Catholic nuns, young couples who came with their children and farmers.
Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans came out today in the streets of Seoul in one of the biggest anti-government demonstrations ever held in the country, demanding the resignation of President Park Yun-Xe because of its involvement in a sensational scandal.
The organizers of the demonstration, stated by the Yonhap agency, claimed that one million people gathered.
The police, who had initially announced that he expects a crowd of about 170,000 people, estimated at 260,000 the number of demonstrators, according to the news agency.
This huge demonstration is the third place in the context of the protests taking place every week against the Park, which is fighting for political survival.
The authorities called for calm and 25,000 policemen have been deployed in the capital, blocking all access to the presidential palace.
Once night fell, an a sea of faces captured Avenue Gouangkchouamoun, holding candles and chanting slogans in favor of the president resignation.
Students marched beside retired Catholic nuns, young couples who came with their children and farmers.
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