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S. Korean Farmers Start Tractor Demonstration Urging Impeachment of Park Geun Hye

Pyongyang, February 27 (KCNA) -- The "Jon Pong Jun Action Group" in south Korea, consisting of members of the Federation of Peasants Associations, started the 3rd tractor demonstration in areas of South Chungchong and North and South Jolla provinces on February 23 in demand of Park Geun Hye's impeachment and guarantee of rice price, according to the south Korean online paper Jaju Sibo.

Saying that the demonstration would be expanded to at least 100 cities and counties across south Korea till March 3, the group declared that it would enter Seoul with tractors if a decision on impeachment of Park is turned down.