S. Korea set to elect 1st female president?

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Dec 19, 2012, 03:30 PM
Ha Kyung-min / Newsis via ReutersCatholic nuns stand in a line to cast their ballots in the presidential election at a polling station in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 19, 2012.  Jung Yeon-je / AFP - Getty ImagesPresidential candidate Park Geun-hye, wearing a reindeer antler headband given to her by a campaigner, smiles at a campaign rally in Seoul on Dec. 18, 2012.  Reuters reports — The daughter of South Korea's former military ruler appeared to be leading  in Wednesday's presidential vote, putting her on track to become the country's  first woman head of state, although her narrow advantage meant the race was set  to go to the wire.

A win for the 60-year old conservative Park  Geun-hye would see her return to the presidential palace where she served as her  father's first lady in the 1970s after Park's mother was assassinated by a North  Korean-backed gunman.

Exit polls released by three broadcasters  showed Park had 50.1 percent of the vote against 48.9 percent for her left-wing  challenger, human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in. Read the full story.Follow @NBCNewsPictures Lee Jae-won / ReutersYoo Bok-yeob, center, a 72-year-old village schoolmaster, casts his ballot with family members at a polling station in Nonsan on Dec. 19, 2012.  

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