The Republic of Korea’s eleventh President whose inauguration ceremony is today. Following success at the polls on 19 December 2012, Park Guen-hye follows in her fathers footsteps, a little over 50 years later, and becomes the first female President of South Korea. A historic day.
South Korea’s presidential candidate Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party waves to her supporters upon her arrival to cast her ballot for the presidential election at a polling station in Seoul, December 19, 2012. http://www.voanews.com.
With both her parents having been assassinated it took a little while for Park Guen-hye to re-enter the spotlight but her quest for the Presidency formally commenced in 2007. At this time she was defeated by Lee Myung-bak by a narrow margin.
Park’s leadership was said to have been the key to the Saenuri Party’s victory in the 2012 Parliamentary elections. It was soon after this that Park announced her candidacy for the Presidential election.
An estimated 70,000 people will attend the inauguration today including international representations. Amongst them Australia’s Governor General Quentin Bryce.
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