Park Geun-hye waves to enthusiastic supporters during a campaign rally in front of a railway station in Busan. Photo: Reuters
Park Geun-hye waves to enthusiastic supporters during a campaign rally in front of a railway station in Busan. Photo: Reuters
Park Geun-hye with her father, the late president Park Chung-hee, in Seoul in 1977. Critics say her popularity largely derives from his legacy. Photo: Reuters
Park Geun-hye with her father, the late president Park Chung-hee, in Seoul in 1977. Critics say her popularity largely derives from his legacy. Photo: Reuters
Park canvasses for votes during a visit to a marine base on the inter-Korean border island of Yeonpyeong in January. North Korea shelled the island in November 2010, killing two marines and two civilians. Photo: EPA
Park canvasses for votes during a visit to a marine base on the inter-Korean border island of Yeonpyeong in January. North Korea shelled the island in November 2010, killing two marines and two civilians. Photo: EPA
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Park Geun-hye waves to enthusiastic supporters during a campaign rally in front of a railway station in Busan. Photo: Reuters
Park Geun-hye waves to enthusiastic supporters during a campaign rally in front of a railway station in Busan. Photo: Reuters
Park Geun-hye with her father, the late president Park Chung-hee, in Seoul in 1977. Critics say her popularity largely derives from his legacy. Photo: Reuters
Park Geun-hye with her father, the late president Park Chung-hee, in Seoul in 1977. Critics say her popularity largely derives from his legacy. Photo: Reuters
Park canvasses for votes during a visit to a marine base on the inter-Korean border island of Yeonpyeong in January. North Korea shelled the island in November 2010, killing two marines and two civilians. Photo: EPA
Park canvasses for votes during a visit to a marine base on the inter-Korean border island of Yeonpyeong in January. North Korea shelled the island in November 2010, killing two marines and two civilians. Photo: EPA
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