TOKYO (Sputnik) – As many as 234 lawmakers voted in favor of the motion to impeach Park and 56 voted against in the 300-seat parliament earlier Friday.
"I strongly accept the voice of the parliament and the people of the country, and I sincerely desire the end of ongoing chaos," Park said, as quoted by the Yonhap news agency.
She called on the government to prevent "vacuum" forming in the country’s economy and security.
Political scandal around the president broke out in late October when media reported that Park allowed Choi Soon-sil, her friend and "shadow adviser," who held no official post, to edit her speeches thus letting her influence the country's policy. Moreover, Choi was suspected of pressuring South Korean big corporations and extorting money from them for her non-commercial funds.
