A faction of lawmakers in Park Geun-hye’s ruling party is calling for her ouster, putting the opposition closer to the numbers needed to impeach South Korea’s president over an influence-peddling scandal shaking Asia’s fourth-biggest economy.
Thirty-five Saenuri lawmakers estranged from the party held a meeting after prosecutors said Sunday she “colluded” with former aides in the corruption case. Thirty-two agreed to pursue Park’s impeachment and demand that she leave the party, with lawmaker Hwang Young-cheul saying in a briefing that the number of proponents will increase.
