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Seoul impeachment protests

Massive rallies continue to bring thousands to the streets of Seoul, even after president Park Geun-Hye’s impeachment.

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A family affair. Parents and children alike watch on in hope as performers entertain the massive crowds. [Joel Lawrence/ Al Jazeera]
By Joel Lawrence
Published On 19 Dec 201619 Dec 2016

Seoul, South Korea – After eight straight weekends, Koreans are still turning out in their hundreds of thousands to protest and rally, calling for their embattled president Park Geun-Hye to immediately step down.

In six weeks, the massive rallies brought millions (2.3 million at the peak) of people to the streets, in what have been the biggest peaceful and ultimately most successful protests in South Korea’s history.

The president was impeached just as the protesters demanded, but the rallies continue even into the freezing cold Korean winter. An amazing display of peaceful protesting and democracy at work.

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Music and chants blare from the stage in front of the millions of protesters in Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul. [Joel Lawrence/ Al Jazeera]
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One of thousands of candlelights that are held up in protest. [Joel Lawrence/Al Jazeera]
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Protesters look on intently filled with hope. [Joel Lawrence/Al Jazeera]
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'Park Geun Hye step down,' the crowd chants. [Joel Lawrence/Al Jazeera]
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The crowd spread hundreds of metres down the Gwanghwamun strip in central Seoul. [Joel Lawrence/Al Jazeera]
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The view from candlelight holders on a cold Seoul night. [Joel Lawrence/Al Jazeera]
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There are also SEWOL protestors amongst the crowds marching towards the blue house. The whale has significance to the SEWOL ferry accident that claimed so many children's lives during Parks presidency. [Joel Lawrence/Al Jazeera]

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