North Korean media has, since last Friday's impeachment of Park Geun-hye, been unable to hide its glee at the downfall of the DPRK's longtime foe, praising it last week as the “victory of South Korean people."
Of course, while South Korean media portrayed Park’s fall as a "victory of democracy" in South Korea, Pyongyang claimed that it was her long years of “anti-DPRK” and “pro-American” policies that led to her removal.
North Korean media has, since last Friday's impeachment of Park Geun-hye, been unable to hide its glee at the downfall of the DPRK's longtime foe, praising it last week as the “victory of South Korean people."
Of course, while South Korean media portrayed Park’s fall as a "victory of democracy" in South Korea, Pyongyang claimed that it was her long years of “anti-DPRK” and “pro-American” policies that led to her removal.
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