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Six of the nine justices need to vote to unseat the president. in fact, park and her fellow conservative predecessor have appointed six of those judges, but in the mean time, prime minister west bank kyo-ahn will take over. whether she stays or goes, park remains deeply unpopular, her approval ratings have hovered in the single digits the past few weeks and the continuing scandal unleashed protests on an unprecedented scale. in the end today, about half of park's own ruling party joined her opponents in voting for her impeachment, so park stands accused of extortion and abuse of power. the sca...

Position does not require confirmation hearings. alex? >> okay, louis. we are following breaking news out of south korea, where the country's parliament has voted to impeach park geun-hye. more than two-thirds of the 300 lawmakers voted in favor of impeaching park. she's been engulfed by a corruption scandal with her public approval rating plummeting to near zero. joining us from london, matt bradley. good day to you. so what's next in the step here with south korea and this ongoing saga? >> thanks, alex. well, the vote starts a countdown, it now has six months to decide if the charges are tru...