South Koreans again expressed their fury toward the incumbent administration through a historic demonstration last weekend, in which as many as 1 million citizens gathered in streets near Cheong Wa Dae.

They showed that the sovereignty of Republic of Korea stems from citizens. And they reiterated that the best way to preserve the constitutional value is to oust the irregularity-saddled President Park Geun-hye.

Aside from Seoul, we could see the nation demanding Park step down from her post. Those heading for the Gwanghwamun rally on Saturday by train or bus included angry citizens from Daegu -- the political home turf of Park and the ruling Saenuri Party.

The rally confirmed that voters’ pride was trampled by the Park scandal, including her nongovernment confidante Choi Soon-sil’s alleged masterminding of a variety of state affairs and Park’s marionette-like status.

It has been three weeks since the allegations of the Park-Choi improprieties were revealed on Oct. 24. Though Park apologized on TV twice and proposed some political compromises to the National Assembly, those were of no use in soothing the public, which no longer regards her as the state leader.

The Blue House said presidential secretaries discussed countermeasures at an extraordinary meeting on Sunday. In serious contemplation of the inefficacy of Park’s efforts over the past weeks, the secretaries should work quickly with some “constructive” lawmakers of the Saenuri Party.

The ruling party lawmakers need to take the initiative in persuading or publicly urging Park to resign, while their pro-Park colleagues in the party might be trying to make her stay.

The majority of citizens, as polls show, the parliamentary opposition and ethnic Koreans overseas are demanding that she quit as soon as possible. The Saenuri Party’s determination is necessary to stabilize the social woes and block further loopholes in administrative affairs. It was welcome that some Saenuri politicians visited locations of the weekend rally to hear the public sentiment firsthand.

Fresh allegations of Choi and other civilians’ meddling in government affairs were raised as time went on, which are aggravating the public anger.

A new allegation is that the breakup of the Korea Coast Guard was instructed by Choi after the sunken Sewol ferry accident on April 16, 2014. A main opposition lawmaker alleged that the state spy agencies could have been acquainted with the irrational meddling but glossed over it.

This could mean Choi was the de facto president of Korea, as many people bitterly remark that it was not Park but Choi, who decided the fate of the maritime police. Simultaneously, this could mean incompetence in agencies like the National Intelligence Service and the prosecution, or connivance that undermines the national interest.

During an interpellation session last Thursday, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn failed to clarify the whereabouts of Park on the day when the ferry was capsized in waters off the southwestern island of Jindo. It caused the deaths of 295 of 476 passengers, with nine still missing.

Though Cheong Wa Dae officials and Park have continued to deny allegations over her whereabouts over the past two years, they have yet to make public what she was doing and where she was from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day.

Aside from the undisclosed Sewol allegations, Park and Choi’s scams reportedly involve sectors like defense, enterprises, finance, education, sports and diplomacy.

Park, who had vowed to work for the people’s happiness, has presented the voters with a nation that is now an international laughing stock.

Park may choose to make a third apology to the public. If she does, it should be different from the two previous ones and reflect what the people demand.