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.<br /><br /> South Korea has seen what is estimated to be its biggest protest in five weeks of demonstrations calling for the president to step down.<br /><br /> 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.<br /><br /> “It has become apparent that Park Geun-hye, as a criminal, is neither qualified nor capable of being a president. She needs to step down immediately,” one protest organiser told a reporter.<br /><br /> Part protest, part street party: Organizers claim 1.3 mln have flooded downtown #Seoul #SouthKorea to pressure prez #박근혜 to resign. pic.twitter.com/tvCW8IWxop— Jean H. Lee (@newsjean) November 26, 2016<br /><br /> Leader Park Geun-hye is accused of allowing a friend to meddle in state affairs and commit extortion. She has publicly apologised twice over the affair, but refuses to resign.<br /><br /> She is now facing a possible impeachment. The National Assembly is to vote on a bill by December 9.<br />
