Roh apologises, takes blame for political crisis

In his first public appearance following a Constitutional Court's ruling Friday to overturn the impeachment motion against him, the 57-year-old leader blamed his own failings for the political paralysis that followed the March 12 parliamentary vote to remove him from office.

He indicated that with his powers restored, his presidential style would change and he would take a more conciliatory approach to critics.

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"My beloved people, how much you had to pass through over the past two months. All that stemmed from my failings," Roh said in a speech televised nationwide from the presidential Blue House.