South Korea Elects Its First Woman President, Park Geun-hye -- Donal Kirk, Christian Science Monitor
Conservative candidate Park Geun-hye has made history by winning South Korea's presidential election, becoming the country's first female president-elect after defeating her liberal rival.
Park Geun-hye won a decisive victory Wednesday after a bitterly fought election for president of South Korea in which she overcame criticism of her legacy as the daughter of long-ruling dictator Park Chung-hee. So doing, she also overcame traditional barriers to women in government and business to become the first woman to win her country's presidency.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
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