Park geun-hye's campaign advertising described her as a "prepared female president". Having narrowly defeated the Democratic United Party (dup) candidate, Moon Jae-in, on December 19th, two-thirds of her slogan will be realised with her inauguration on February 25th. The "prepared" part, however, is less clear. South Korean presidents-elect appoint transition teams to help smooth their way into office and many of their members then take up posts in the new government. With her appointments, Ms Park seems to be trying to bridge the political divide. Her transitional team, consisting of nine subcommittees, is headed by Kim Yong-joon, a former head of South Korea's Constitutional Court.
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