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South Koreans on Wednesday elected their first female president — Park Geun-hye, leader of the conservative New Frontier Party — in a close election with results that are likely to please U.S. officials, analysts said.
There is no sure path for the transition of power in nuclear-armed North Korea, even as its citizens mourn the death of longtime dictator Kim Jong-il and praise the rise of his hand-picked successor, Kim Jong-un, regional analysts say.
"In that sense, the U.S.-South Korea relationship will be better than had Mr. Moon won, but that is not to say it will be perfectly smooth," Mr. Ku added.
Park breaks through ‘glass ceiling’ to win presidency of South Korea →
"Miss Park will have to walk a very tight rope because of her father's legacy," Mr. Ku said.
Park breaks through ‘glass ceiling’ to win presidency of South Korea →
