Park richest party presidential candidate

Published : 2012-11-26 20:29
Updated : 2012-11-26 20:29

Saenuri Party presidential candidate Park Geun-hye is the richest of the three party-affiliated candidates who completed the final registration on Sunday.

With assets worth just over 2.18 billion won ($2 million), Park’s total financial value dwarfs those of the Democratic United Party’s Moon Jae-in and United Progressive Party’s Lee Jung-hee, according to the National Election Commission.

The largest proportion of Park’s assets is accounted for by real estate ― two residential properties worth 2 billion won and a 40 million won lease deposit on her office.

Moon’s assets are divided among real estate, cash in funds and bank accounts, book rights and stakes in the law firm he and former President Roh Moo-hyun once operated.

By Choi He-suk  (cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)