By Prensa Latina,
Seoul : The entire South Korean cabinet headed by Prime Minister Han Seung-soo offered to resign on Tuesday, the same day over one million demonstrators will be protesting the official policy.
The police ordered the mobilization of 37,000 agents nationwide to face the massive protest summoned by trade unions, with student and other associations gradually joining it.
The collective resignation aims to stop the movement opposing President Lee Myung-bak, which emerged after the conservative politician”s decision to give the green light to US beef imports.
Yonhap news agency quoted sources from the presidential office as saying the president will replace the heads of at least six ministries linked to the agreement with Washington.
But the move is unlikely to stop the demonstration, which has been gaining supporters in the last three weeks, with hundreds of thousands of protesters.
The political opposition pointed out the current government, which took office only three months ago, has proven to be insensitive, as it is more interested in pleasing big companies than in people”s health.
The South Korean president, winner of the December elections, now has the lowest rating of popularity in the country”s history.