calendar>>March 13. 2017 Juche 106

20th All-People Action Staged across S. Korea

Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- The 20th all-people action on the theme of "Day of victory" was staged across south Korea on March 11 with people of various circles involved under the sponsorship of the People's Emergency Action for Forcing the Park Geun Hye Regime to Resign, according to south Korean media.

A candlelight rally took place in Seoul.

Earlier, the 2017 declaration on the rights of candlelight reflecting hope for a new society after the resignation of Park and wishes for reforms in various fields was made public.

A candlelight rally started with attendance of at least 708,100 people of different social standings.

The floor was taken by a worker, student, religionist and citizens.

While the rally was under way, the participants watched a video showing the "Constitutional Court" making a decision on removing Park from office.

During the rally signature campaigns were conducted at the plaza as regards social issues such as opposition to THAAD and the abolition of part-time jobs, guarantee of three rights of labor and release of Ri Sok Gi.

At the end of the rally the participants staged a demonstration towards Chongwadae and office of the "prime minister".

They held again an event hailing the victory in the candlelight action at the Kwanghwamun plaza.

Meanwhile, such similar rallies took place in Kwangju, Jeju Island and other parts of south Korea.