South Korea has been witnessing huge protests demanding the resignation of President Park Geun-hye.<br/><br/> Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans filled central Seoul yesterday to demand the resignation. <br/><br/>Ms Park is accused of allowing her friend, Choi Soon-sil, to manipulate power from behind the scenes. The president has apologised twice, but has so far resisted calls to resign. <br/><br/>The police estimate of the turnout was much lower, at 2 Lakh sixty thousand but the crowd seemed larger than at an enormous rally in the capital Seoul two weeks earlier. <br/><br/>It was the fifth consecutive Saturday marked by a large protest against the President. The demonstrations have been peaceful so far.

In South Korea, tens of thousands of protesters have gathered for the fourth week in a row as they continue to demand President Park Geun-hye stand down.<br/><br/>The protesters in Seoul chanted Park Geun-Hye resign as they waved candles and placards above their heads. Ms Park is accused of allowing her friend, Choi Soon-sil, to manipulate power from behind the scenes. <br/><br/>The President has apologised twice on national television, but has so far resisted calls to resign. This is despite South Korea witnessing the largest protests since pro-democracy demonstrations of the 1980s.