Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of an assassinated dictator, launched her campaign yesterday to become South Korea’s first female president with polls placing her as frontrunner in December’s election. The veteran politician, who is expected to secure the ruling conservative New Frontier Party’s nomination at its primary next month, softened her message in a speech apparently intended to broaden her appeal. Pledging to work for a fair and transparent market economy, Park, 60, vowed to expand welfare and push for “economic democratisation.”
