Fate of Park Guen-hye in hands of eight justices

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According to the Korea Times, Today is a crucial day in the fate of ROK president Park Guen-hye and her country.
At 11.00 AM, the eight justices of the constitutional court will deliver a verdict on the impeachment of the president, which will be televised live.
Drafts for both upholding and rejecting the impeachment are known to have been made for security reasons.  It is possible that the justices will make their decision shortly before the ruling is issued.
If six or more of justices vote in favour of impeachment, President Park will be removed from her post immediately and lose all presidential privileges.
In that case, acting president and prime minister Hwang Kyo-ahn has to set a date for the next presidential election, which must be held within two months. The latest possible and most likely date will be May 9.
The decision also means that Park will  no longer be able to dodge the investigation into her alleged criminal acts, including bribery that could put her behind bars for life.
If less than six of the justices vote for impeachment, Park will retain her position as head of state, which has been suspended since the National Assembly impeached her, Dec.9.
In that case, the next presidential election will be held Dec.20 as scheduled.
A mojority of people (76.9 %) believe the court should uphold the impeachment, while 20.3% are opposed to this. A survey showed on Thursday.
People in their 20s and 30s are especially in favour of the impeachment as 93.1 per cent and 92.3 percent support it respectively.

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