Weakened South Korean President Allows Parliament to Pick Prime Minister

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/world/asia/south-korea-park-choi-scandal-parliament.html?partner=IFTTT
via IFTTT President Park Geun-hye of South Korea, in an effort to defuse an influence-peddling scandal, has asked rival political parties to recommend a new prime minister.