Grace Schwall South Korean President Impeached

This Friday the South Korean government voted to impeach their current president Ms Park Guen-hye. She took office in 2013 and is the nation's first female president. She has been charged with extortion of money from South Korean businesses among other offenses. She is currently unable to take any presidential action until her final trial in two months. This trial will decide whether or not she will permanently be removed from office. Peaceful protests have occurred throughout the impeachment process which contradict the violence that occurred during protests in the 1980s in South Korea.

The South Korean governmental and foreign policy during the impeachment period is currently undetermined. Ms. Park has worked well with the United States throughout her term so the United States is unsure how policies may change if she is removed from office. President Park plans to defend herself during the trial so it is not for sure that she will be removed for office. The citizens of South Korea were glad that she was impeached and have been peacefully protesting against her presidency for the last few months. As a former dictatorship its great that the South Korean people now have the power to impeach a president that they don't see fit to be in charge. This situation can be synthesized to that of Andrew Johnson's during Reconstruction when he violated an act passed by Congress.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/world/asia/south-korea-president-park-geun-hye-impeached.html