The ruling and main opposition parties in South Korea are in a dispute over claims made by a former South Korea foreign minister. They are arguing about a vote on North Korea’s human rights record at the United Nations 10 years ago. The dispute involves a possible presidential candidate and might help shape the country’s 2017 election. Voters may base their choice on one major issue: how to deal with North Korea. The ruling party proposes tough measures against that government. The opposition favors new efforts to negotiate with the country. A new book is at the heart of the dispute. Former Foreign Minister Song Min-soon is the author. Song’s book suggests that South Korea sought North Korea’s opinion before a 2007 vote at the United Nations. The measure called for condemning North Korea’s human rights record. In the end, South Korea abstained from the vote.