Chung Hong-won offered resignation over ferry disaster but two potential successors pulled out because of scandals South Korea's president, Park Geun-hye, has asked the country's current prime minister to stay on in the job after two possible replacements abandoned their nominations because of questions over their past behaviour. Chung Hong-won in April offered to step down as prime minister after the Sewol ferry disaster caused an outburst of public anger towards the government.
South Korea's president asks PM to stay after failing to find a replacement
The Guardian - 26 Jun 2014 04:51
Chung Hong-won offered resignation over ferry disaster but two potential successors pulled out because of scandals South Korea's president, Park Geun-hye, has asked the country's current prime minister to stay on in the job after two possible replacements abandoned their nominations because of questions over their past behaviour. Chung Hong-won in April offered to step down as prime minister after the Sewol ferry disaster caused an outburst of public anger towards the government.
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