South Korean President's Concession Could Spell End of Power

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/11/08/world/asia/ap-as-skorea-politics.html?partner=IFTTT
via IFTTT Scrambling to defuse a massive scandal, South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday conceded to lawmakers the power to name her new prime minister, a move that could seriously hurt, or even destroy, her ability to govern.