Her political style is both refreshing and relevant, because she comes across as sincere and forthright at a time when the public is hungry for moral leadership. And she has an astonishing talent for simplifying complicated issues accurately, which she likely learned – along with how to interpret and manipulate the political connotations of every issue – from her father, former President Park Chung-hee.
Park Chunk-hee, aclamado como héroe nacional entre los derechistas radicales, gobernó con mano de hierro de 1963 a 1979, después del golpe militar de 1961 y fue asesinado por su jefe de inteligencia.