朴槿惠2007年在大国家党内部首轮候选人竞争中负于李明博，而她今天的当务之急是确保与昔日对手的决裂不会影响她在2012年的竞选中胜出。
Park, who lost her first bid for the GNP’s nomination to Lee in 2007, needs to ensure that no rupture with her erstwhile rival knocks her off the path to victory in 2012.