朴槿惠被弹劾后韩国进入大选模式

South Korea swung into election mode on Monday, a day after disgraced former leader Park Geun-hye departed from the presidential Blue House in Seoul.

韩国周一进入大选模式，一天前，名誉受损的前总统朴槿惠(Park Geun-hye)离开首尔的总统官邸青瓦台(Blue House)。

Her ouster by the country’s top court on Friday set in motion a new presidential election cycle, with polls expected on May 9.

韩国最高法院上周五罢免朴槿惠之举，启动了新的总统选举周期，预计大选将于5月9日举行。

The race looks set to be dominated by Moon Jae-in, a former human rights lawyer from the opposition Democratic party, who has pledged to revisit the deployment of a US missile shield that has triggered growing tensions with China.

此次大选看上去将由前人权律师、来自反对党共同民主党(Democratic party)的文在寅(Moon Jae-in，见上图)主宰，他承诺将重新评估美国导弹防御系统的部署问题，该系统的部署导致韩国与中国的紧张关系加剧。

Meanwhile, South Korea’s ruling Liberty Korea party, for years a bulwark of conservatism in the east Asian nation, has found itself leaderless and in disarray.

与此同时，韩国执政党自由韩国党(Liberty Korea party)发现自己失去领袖，处于混乱状态。多年来，该党在这个东亚国家一直是保守主义的壁垒。

The election comes at a critical juncture for South Korea, with many citizens believing the impeachment of Ms Park for alleged corruption and influence-peddling will pave the way for reform in the graft-ridden nation.

此次大选正值韩国走到一个关键路口，很多公民认为朴槿惠因涉嫌腐败和以权谋私遭到弹劾，将为这个腐败猖獗的国家推行改革铺平道路。

As she was departing the presidential residence late on Sunday, Ms Park struck a defiant tone in her first public statement since the impeachment verdict, saying “the truth will be definitely unearthed”.

在上周日晚离开总统官邸时，朴槿惠在弹劾裁决之后首次公开发表言论时表现出不屈服，称“真相肯定会水落石出”。

Ms Park was ousted after weeks of mass protests prompted a parliamentary impeachment vote, which on Friday was upheld by the constitutional court.

在朴槿惠被罢免之前，为期数周的大规模抗议导致议会举行弹劾投票，上周五韩国宪法法院维持了投票结果。

From her private home in Seoul’s prosperous Gangnam district, she now awaits likely prosecution for alleged bribery and influence-peddling involving her long-time “shaman adviser” Choi Soon-sil.

朴槿惠目前住在首尔富人区江南地区的私宅，她现在等待着可能会因涉嫌受贿和以权谋私被提起公诉，这些罪名涉及她长期的“萨满顾问”崔顺实(Choi Soon-sil)。