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Guardian: Park Geun-hye breaks silence as she leaves official residence
South Korea presidential frontrunner stresses need to 'embrace' North
The liberal politician expected to succeed disgraced Park Geun-hye as South Korea's next president could make significant policy changes on North Korea, a US missile-defence system that has enraged China and powerful big business. A constitutional court on Friday dismissed Park from office after upholding her impeachment over a corruption scandal involving "chaebol" - the family-run conglomerates that dominate Asia's fourth-biggest economy.
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