Images of the day- Dec 17

Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leader and next Prime Minister Shinzo Abe points during a news conference at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo Dec 17, 2012. Abe, piled pressure on the central bank on Monday to ease monetary policy, saying it should respect Sunday's election results that showed public support for his calls for more aggressive monetary stimulus. [Photo/Agencies]

Park Geun-hye (L), presidential candidate of conservative and right wing ruling Saenuri Party, shows a painting drawn by a supporter's child, during her election campaign in Cheonan, 92 km (57 miles) south of Seoul Dec 17, 2012. Park is the daughter of former military dictator Park Chung-hee. The country's presidential election will be held on Wednesday. The Korean characters in the painting read, "I love our world". [Photo/Agencies]