Park Geun-hye has won South Korea's presidential election, becoming the country's first ever female leader.
Park Wins South Korean Election

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South Korea's president-elect Park Geun-hye, center, poses with an official certificate stating her election victory, Seoul, December 20, 2012.

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South Korea's president-elect Park Geun-hye bows in front of the grave of her father Park Chung-hee, the country's former dictator, at the National Cemetery in Seoul, December 20, 2012.

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Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party waves to her supporters near the party's head office in Seoul, December 19, 2012.

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Supporters of Park Geun-hye cheer near her Saenuri Party's head office in Seoul, December 19, 2012.