South Korea sees largest protest in weeks of demos against president Park Geun-hye

A flood of candles in downtown Seoul give a stunning visual to the peaceful protest and show the scale of anger in South Korea over the corruption scandal surrounding the country’s embattled leader. South Korea has seen what is estimated to be its biggest protest in five weeks of demonstrations calling for the president to step down. According to organisers up to 1.5 million people took to the streets of Seoul, while police put the number in the hundreds of thousands. “It has become apparent … READ MORE : What are the top stories today? Click to watch: euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! euronews is available in 13 languages: In English: Website: Facebook: Twitter: Google : euronews VKontakte: