South Korea’s leader proposes term rethink

South Korea’s president yesterday proposed revising the country’s constitution, which limits leaders to a single five-year term. Critics immediately called it an attempt to divert attention from corruption scandals involving her associates.

President Park Geun-hye’s office said there was no possibility that she would use the constitutional amendment to extend her rule or run for office again. Park pledged during her presidential campaign four years ago to try to change the system. South Korea adopted the current system in 1987.