Park to let Parliament choose PM

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South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday she will withdraw her nominee for prime minister if Parliament recommends a candidate and is willing to let the new premier control the Cabinet, seeking to defuse a crisis rocking her presidency.

Park's comments at a meeting with the speaker of Parliament indicated she was willing to relinquish some control over state affairs - a key demand by opposition parties to resolve the scandal stemming from allegations that her friend improperly wielded influence using her ties to the president.