SEOUL: The South Korean government called for calm Friday ahead of a mass rally against President Park Geun-Hye—expected to be one of the largest seen in Seoul since the pro-democracy protests of the 1980s.

Police said they were planning for a crowd of around 170,000 for Saturday's demonstration to demand Park step down over a corruption scandal that has left her fighting for her political life.

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