Park Geun-hye Wins South Korea presidential victory
According to CNN Seoul South Korea, dated December 19th 2012 , Madison Park Paula Hancocks and K.J. Kwon CNN reported that Conservative candidate Park Geun-hye claimed victory Wednesday in South Korea's presidential election, a result that will make her the country's first woman president.
Addressing crowds in Seoul's central Gwanghwamun Square, Park said her win was a victory for the people
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"I will be the president of the nation who keeps pledges," she said.
"This is considered a victory for people who want to overcome crisis and revive the economy. I will never forget the will of the people who believed in me wherever I went during the election campaign.
"I will start an era of happiness in the nation."
Her rival, liberal candidate Moon Jae-in of the Democratic United Party, conceded victory, according to South Korean network YTN.
South Korea's outgoing President Lee Myung-bak congratulated Park on her win also U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated and made phone call to her, which comes at a time of rising economic anxiety for the nation. President Elect Park Geun Hye has won the election on 19 December 2012, made the history breaking by winning the first woman president of South Korea ever. The following Newshead talks more detail about the Park Geun Hye's election winning and about her campaign.
The summary of the December 19th, 2012 South Korean Presidential Election results can see with the following table for Park Geun-Hye vs Moon Jae-In, Democratic United Party which the graphic shows that Park Geun-Hye Saenuri Party has won with 15,773,128 vote vs 14,692,632 for Moon Jae-In which Park has won by winning 1,080,496 more vote:
For other presidential candidates gained vote with the following:
Kang Ji-won (independent) total vote was 53,303, Kim Soon-ja independent total vote was 46,017, Kim So-Yeon independent 16,687 and Park Jong-sun independent total vote was 12,854.
Grand Total vote counted 30,594,621 and invalid or blank vote were 126,838. which turnout 75.8 percent: Source: National Election Commission.
President Barack Obama made immediate Statement dated December 19th, 2012 and stated with the following:
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The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 19th, 2012
Statement by
President on the Presidential Election in the Republic of Korea
I congratulate
President-elect Park Geun-hye on her success in the election held on Wednesday.
I look forward to working closely with the Park Administration to further
enhance our extensive cooperation with the Republic of Korea on a wide range of
important bilateral, regional and global issues. The U.S.-ROK alliance serves
as a lynchpin of peace and security in the Asia Pacific and our two nations
share a global partnership with deep economic, security, and people-to-people
ties. I also wish to reiterate my admiration for all that President Lee has
done to strengthen U.S.-ROK relations and promote a Global Korea.
Sources: White House, CNN, Yahoo, National Election Commission, Youtube and wikipedia. catch4all.com,
Sandra Englund, December 19th 2012
Washington State Korean American Day Celebration Foundation Presents The 6th Korean American Day Celebration on January 13th, 2013, Sunday Keynote Speaker: Governor - Elect, Jay Inslee
B-Boys, Korean Traditional Music by Dasrum,Morning Glory Kukak Han MaDang, Korean Music Association, etc. Refreshment and Dinner will be served.
Gov. Gregoire’s statement on the election of Jay Inslee as the next governor of the state of Washington
Nov 9, 2012: OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire made the following statement today on the election of Jay Inslee as the next governor of the state of Washington:
“I have congratulated Governor-elect Inslee on his victory and offered my assistance. He will be a champion for the people of Washington, and I know he will serve our state well.
“For the past several months my team has been preparing to ensure that the transition between administrations is seamless, and that the Governor-elect and his team are ready to hit the ground running. We will continue to provide the new administration with whatever assistance is required to make their jobs as smooth as possible from day one.
"I thank Attorney General McKenna for his service to the people of Washington. His willingness to continue that service by running for governor reflects his dedication to our state."
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The Washingtonians are expecting to see the actions of Governor elect Jay Inslee has been campaign when he proceeded by 22nd Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire in January 14, 2013.
