Park Geun-hye has won South Korea's presidential election, becoming the country's first ever female leader.
Park Wins South Korean Election
![South Korea's presidential candidate Park Geun-hye of ruling Saenuri Party waves to her supporters near the party's head office in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c34a1518-1ea8-4f2a-b5c2-419407e3e150_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South Korea's presidential candidate Park Geun-hye of ruling Saenuri Party waves to her supporters near the party's head office in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012.
![Supporters of South Korean presidential candidate Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party cheer near the party's head office in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/14620179-c78a-4271-bd81-2990d36b1dc2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of South Korean presidential candidate Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party cheer near the party's head office in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012.
![South Korean opposition Democratic United Party's presidential candidate Moon Jae-in, second from left, shakes hands with supporters after he cast his ballot in the presidential election in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f8e7853d-3ac2-43c4-ab34-c28db929cb9b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South Korean opposition Democratic United Party's presidential candidate Moon Jae-in, second from left, shakes hands with supporters after he cast his ballot in the presidential election in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012.
![Members of opposition Democratic United Party watch TV news reporting exit polls on their presidential candidate Moon Jae-in in South Korea's presidential elections at the party headquarters in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/319983cb-b030-42b2-b2ba-a70703071062_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of opposition Democratic United Party watch TV news reporting exit polls on their presidential candidate Moon Jae-in in South Korea's presidential elections at the party headquarters in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012.
![A South Korean woman with her son, tries to come out from a booth at a polling station in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e6e8dc88-ff43-4208-bce2-c672b5fd03f9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A South Korean woman with her son, tries to come out from a booth at a polling station in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012.
![South Korean National Election Commission officials sort out ballots cast in the presidential election as they begin the counting process in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7786da53-b491-42ea-9872-6cc56c3644f7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South Korean National Election Commission officials sort out ballots cast in the presidential election as they begin the counting process in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012.