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South Korea's President Wants to Amend Constitution

by VOA News

   South Korea's president says the country's one-term presidency no
   longer works for her country.

   Park Geun-hye told parliament Monday she is requesting the formation of
   a special committee to start discussion on an amendment to the
   constitution to change the current presidential term limit.

   Park said the single five-year term makes it "difficult to maintain
   policy continuance, see results of policy and engage in unified foreign
   policy."

   The president, who had previously supported the single term, now says
   it "might be suited for the past democratization period, but it has now
   become clothes that no longer fit our body."

   Observers say Park wants the amendment established before her term is
   over.