Nearly all-male panel in S. Korea’s presidential race

SEOUL: When Park Geun-hye was elected South Korea’s first female president five years ago she secured the largest-ever vote share of the country’s democratic era. But after her term ended in impeachment and disgrace, only one of the 13 candidates to succeed her is a woman.

Analysts say the near all-male panel – epitomised by rows of campaign posters dominated by middle-aged men in dark suits – demonstrates the enduringly patriarchal nature of Korean society.