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Conservative Park Geun-hye campaigns ahead of Wednesday's presidential election

(18 Dec 2012) SHOTLIST 1. Various of presidential candidate (for the ruling Saenuri party) Park Geun-hye giving a 'high-five' to her supporters at street campaign in Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul 2. Close of a campaign sign Park's supporter is holding up 3. Mid of Park waving her hand and her supporters on the podium 4. Close of Park singing 5. Mid and zoom-out of the national flag of South Korea 6. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Park Geun-hye, presidential candidate: "Let us now abandon the old lives ridden with anxiety and difficulties and look to to the future. Would you join me in my journey toward public welfare and integration?" 7. Mid of Park's supporters cheering with their South Korean flags 8. Various of Park dancing 9. Close and zoom-out of supporters with their flags 10. Close and tilt-down of Park 11. Mid of Park and her supporters on the podium 12. Wide of street campaign STORYLINE South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party's presidential candidate Park Geun-hye held a street rally on Tuesday evening in a last ditch attempt to attract voters. The 18th South Korean Presidential Election, which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday is being fought between Park, the conservative daughter of of the late president, Park Chung-he ,and Moon Jae-in, the liberal son of North Korean refugees. 60-year old Park chose the nation's capital as the last destination of her campaign trail. Park arrived at the Gwanghwamun Square around 8 p.m local time (1100GMT) and was enthusiastically greeted by thousands of supporters carrying South Korean national flags. "Let us now abandon the old lives ridden with anxiety and difficulties and proceed to the future. Would you join me in my journey toward public welfare and integration?" she asked the crowd. Both candidates want to extend a hand to rival North Korea, fight widespread government corruption, strengthen social welfare, help small companies, close growing gaps between rich and poor, ease heavy household debt and rein in big corporations that have grown so powerful they threaten to eclipse national laws. They differ mainly in how far they want to go. Park has said that she will engage in talks with North Korea if the northern neighbour shows sincere efforts to keep its end of the bargain in terms of making amends for past actions. Moon has emphasised that he is willing to talk immediately upon his election in order to break the deadlock in two countries' relationship and nuclear development situation. Polls showed the candidates in a dead heat ahead of elections to lead Asia's fourth-largest economy and an important US ally in the region. One reason for their unusual degree of consensus: Park has had to tack to the centre because voters are deeply dissatisfied with current conservative President Lee Myung-bak. There's deepening worry about the economy and disgust over the alleged involvement of aides close to Lee in corruption scandals. Many voters blame Lee's hardline views for encouraging North Korea to conduct nuclear and missile tests - including Pyongyang's rocket launch last week. Park is aiming to make history as the first female leader in South Korea - and modern Northeast Asia. But she also lingers under the shadow of her father who imposed his will on South Korea as dictator for 18 years until his intelligence chief killed him during a drinking party in 1979. According to South Korea's local news outlets, Park will visit several areas of Seoul, including Myeongdong and Dongdaemun areas for further campaigning until midnight. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...