Mar 10, 2017

Park will be permanently removed from the South Korean office and the nation will need to hold a presidential election within 60 days.

The nation’s parliament impeached Park in December for allegedly including her confidante Choi Soon-sil in state affairs and colluding to take bribes from South Korean conglomerates.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment decision on Thursday.

: South Koreans celebrate after the Constitutional Court’s verdict on March 10, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. The Constitutional Court of South Korea upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye on March 10, 2017. Park will be permanently removed from the South Korean office and the nation will need to hold a presidential election within 60 days. Park had been impeached by parliament in December for allegedly letting her confidante Choi Soon-sil involved in state affairs and colluded to take bribes of millions of dollars from South Korean conglomerates. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

: A protester wearing electric lights attached to his clothing attends a rally calling for impeached President Park Geun-hye’s arrest in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. The Constitutional Court removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office in a unanimous ruling Friday over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into political turmoil and worsened an already-serious national divide. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

: A South Korean man hold up a extra edition newspaper reporting impeached President Park Geun-hye on March 10, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. The Constitutional Court of South Korea upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye on March 10, 2017. Park will be permanently removed from the South Korean office and the nation will need to hold a presidential election within 60 days. Park had been impeached by parliament in December for allegedly letting her confidante Choi Soon-sil involved in state affairs and colluded to take bribes of millions of dollars from South Korean conglomerates. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

: South Korean demonstrators wearing illuminated costumes take part in a candlelit rally demanding arrest of the impeached-president Park Geun-Hye in Seoul on March 10, 2017 after the announcement of the Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold the impeachment of South Korea’s President Park Geun-Hye. South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was fired on March 10 as a court upheld her impeachment over a corruption scandal that has paralysed the nation at a time of mounting tensions in East Asia. / (AFP Photo/Jung (photo credit should read jung yeon-je)

: Protesters shout slogans during a rally calling for impeached President Park Geun-hye’s arrest in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. The Constitutional Court removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office in a unanimous ruling Friday over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into political turmoil and worsened an already-serious national divide. The signs read “Park Geun-hye’s arrest.” (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

: Police gather near the presidential Blue House on March 10, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean President Park Geun-hye was ousted as the country’s head of state on Friday after the constitutional court upheld a motion to impeach the scandal-ridden leader. (Liu Yun/Xinhua/Zuma Press/TNS)

: Anti-government activists carry a mock prison containing a board-cut of South Korea’s President Park Geun-Hye after the announcement of the Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold the impeachment of Park in Seoul on March 10, 2017. South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was fired by the country’s top court on March 10, as it upheld her impeachment by parliament over a wide-ranging corruption scandal. / (AFP Photo/Jung Yeon-je)

: South Korean supporters of Park Geun-Hye clash with police after the announcement of the Constitutional Court over the impeachment of South Korea’s President Park Geun-Hye in Seoul on March 10, 2017. The rival crowds outside South Korea’s constitutional court on March 10 for the verdict on impeached president Park Geun-Hye epitomised the opposing passions and generational splits over the country’s sweeping political scandal. / (AFP Photo/Jung Yeon-je)

: South Korean acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks to the nation during a press conference at the government complex on March 10, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. The Constitutional Court of South Korea upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye on March 10, 2017. Park will be permanently removed from the South Korean office and the nation will need to hold a presidential election within 60 days. Park had been impeached by parliament in December for allegedly letting her confidante Choi Soon-sil involved in state affairs and colluded to take bribes of millions of dollars from South Korean conglomerates. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee-Pool/Getty Images)

: Supporters of President Park Geun-hye react emotionally as the Constitutional Court had ruled the impeachment near the court on March 10, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Park will be permanently removed from the South Korean office and the nation will need to hold a presidential election within 60 days. Park had been impeached by parliament in December for allegedly letting her confidante Choi Soon-sil involved in state affairs and colluded to take bribes of millions of dollars from South Korean conglomerates. (Photo by Jean Chung/Getty Images)

: A couple take a selfie during a candlelit rally demanding arrest of the impeached-president in Seoul on March 10, 2017 after the announcement of the Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold the impeachment of South Korea’s President Park Geun-Hye. South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was fired on March 10 as a court upheld her impeachment over a corruption scandal that has paralysed the nation at a time of mounting tensions in East Asia. / (AFP Photo/Jung Yeon-je)

: Acting Chief Justice Lee Jung-mi arrives with curlers in her hair at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. In a historic, unanimous ruling Friday, South Korea’s Constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into political turmoil and worsened an already-serious national divide. (Kim Ju-sung/Yonhap via AP)

South Koreans react to removal of president Park Geun-hye

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