Former South Korean prime minister Han Myeong-sook gestures after being elected chairwoman of the liberal main opposition Democratic United Party, at the party's national convention held in Ilsan, South Korea, on Jan. 15, 2012. Han, a confidante to late former President Roh Moo-hyun, gained 24.5 percent of the vote from the 800,000-strong electoral college. She will now lead the party for two years. (Xinhua/Park Jin Hee)