Seoul: The front-runner to succeed South Korea's impeached president Park Geun-Hye yesterday called for unity as the country writes a "new history", while hundreds gathered outside the home of the ousted leader in a show of support.
A presidential election is to be held within 60 days of the ruling, with local media suggesting May 9 as the most likely date.
The likely winner — by a distance — is the liberal former Democratic Party leader Moon Jae-In who enjoys 36 percent of popular support. "If the power of candlelight has brought us this far, we now have to work together for a complete victory," Moon told a news conference, referring to weekly candlelit vigils that called for Park's ouster. "South Korea will make new history through a regime change."
Moon earlier said it would be "heartless" to kick Park out of the Blue House while her home was being prepared but warned against possible attempts to destroy or remove state documents before she left.
