South Koreans made history on Wednesday, December 19 as they elected the country’s first female president, 60-year-old Park Geun-hye, in a hotly contested election that saw Ms. Park take away 51.6% of the popular vote to progressive candidate Moon Jae-in‘s 48%. Ms. Park’s somewhat surprising victory came alongside one of the highest voter turnouts in South Korean electoral history (75.8% of the population) and represents a boost for the conservative Saenuri Party (Grand National Party), of which outgoing president Lee Myung-bak is also a member. Ms. Park’s inauguration will take place in late February of next year.(...)
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