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Lawmaker seeks to ban presidential office from destroying documents after impeachment

​An independent lawmaker proposed a bill Monday to ban the presidential office from destroying its documents after impeachments, as prosecutors seek to investigate the alleged corruption scandal surrounding President Park Geun-hye.

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Manuel Valls seen losing French presidential race in first round

Manuel Valls, who launched a bid for France's presidential election on Monday, would not gather enough support to go through to its second round, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday (Dec 7).

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French PM announces candidacy for 2017 presidential race

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has publicly announced his candidacy for the left primary in preparation for the 2017 presidential election on Monday in Evry, a commune in the suburb of Paris, proposing "a new path" for "an independent France uncompromising on its values."

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Presidential office says Park will follow whatever decision parliament makes on her fate

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday that President Park Geun-hye will accept whatever decision parliament will make regarding her fate as she stated a day earlier.

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U.S. President-elect Trump meets with former CIA head as search for top diplomat steps up

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday met with former CIA Director David Petraeus as he ratcheted up efforts to search for a new U.S. secretary of state.

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Divided Socialists under spotlight after conservatives rally behind Fillon

The ruling Socialists in France, already deeply divided, are seeking how to water down speculations over fresh rift between the Elysee and the government after Francois Fillon on Sunday won an overwhelmingly center-right support for next year's presidential election.

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U.S. President-elect Trump says vote recount bids are "scam"

​U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's request for a vote recount is "scam."

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S.K. Presidential office dismisses speculations on reason for senior officials' resignations

​The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday denied speculation that two senior officials offered to resign due to a conflict with President Park Geun-hye over the corruption scandal involving her and her confidante.

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‘Lying Ted’ Cruz visits Trump, is being considered as Attorney General, source says

US President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating Texas Senator Ted Cruz, his bitter primary-race rival, to serve as US attorney general, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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S.Korean political heavyweights demand Park's resignation, impeachment over scandal

​South Korean political heavyweights on Tuesday demanded President Park Geun-hye step down or be impeached over a scandal involving Park's longtime confidante.

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S. Korean president's ex-aides questioned for involvement in scandal

​Two former aides to South Korean President Park Geun-hye were summoned by prosecutors on Monday for alleged involvement in a scandal surrounding Choi Soon-sil, Park's longtime confidante suspected of intervening in state affairs behind the scenes.

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Profile: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump

​Former real estate tycoon Donald Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States after a neck-and-neck race with his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

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Trump, Clinton finish presidential race with historically poor images: poll

​U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democractic candidate Hillary Clinton have finished their presidential race with the worst images of any U.S. major-party presidential candidates, found a Gallup poll released Tuesday.

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Former aide testifies that S. Korean president instructs document leakage to confidante

A former close aide to South Korean President Park Geun-hye has testified to prosecutors that he leaked confidential documents to Park's long-time confidante Choi Soon-sil under the president's instructions, local media outlets reported on Tuesday.

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Prosecutors find phone recordings of Park's friend, ex-presidential aide

​Prosecutors said Monday they have discovered recorded phone conversations between a former presidential aide and President Park Geun-hye's longtime friend who is suspected to have peddled influence and meddled in state affairs using her ties to the chief executive.

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“Sister's intervention” puts Park in crisis, presidential office tries to remain readiness

Choi Soon-sil, a longtime confidante of President Park Geun-hye who allegedly calls Park "sister," is suspected of having pulled strings behind the scenes and intervened in state affairs.