|[[Conservative]] leader of the Saenuri Party in [[South Korea]], Park Geun-hye became the first woman president in its nation's history.<ref name="Heritage">http://blog.heritage.org/2012/12/19/heritage-welcomes-conservative-victories-in-south-korea-and-japan/</ref> | |[[Conservative]] leader of the Saenuri Party in [[South Korea]], Park Geun-hye became the first woman president in its nation's history.<ref name="Heritage">http://blog.heritage.org/2012/12/19/heritage-welcomes-conservative-victories-in-south-korea-and-japan/</ref> |