South Korea's presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party gestures to his supporters during an election campaign in Seoul, South Korea, March 5, 2022. /CFPPolls last week showed a slight edge for Yoon, who secured a surprise, last-minute boost last week ...
The days of elections are public holidays in South Korea to encourage public participation. The presidential election rules are defined by the South Korean Constitution and the Public Official Election Act. The president is elected by direct popular vote, conducted using first-past-the-post. ...
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) --South Koreaheld its first presidential by-election in May after President Park Geun-hye was impeached for the first time in the country's modern history over an influence-peddling scandal involving her long-time confidante. The year 2017 started with a massive candl...
2003b. "Correlates of the 2002 Presidential Election in South Korea: Regionalism, the Generation Gap, Anti-Americanism, and the North Korea Factor." An unpublished manuscript.Shin, E. H. (2004). Correlates of the 2002 presidential election in South Korea: Regionalism, the generation gap, anti...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s prime minister and senior presidential officials offered to resign Thursday after their ruling party suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections in a blow to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea. Presidential Election 2022 By Alex Kireev Yoon Suk-yeol 48.56 Lee Jae-myung 47.83 Sim Sang-jung 2.38 Huh Kyung-young 0.83 Kim Jae-yeon 0.11 Cho Won-jin 0.08 Oh Jun-ho 0.05 Kim Min-chan 0.05 Lee Gyeong-hee 0.03 Lee Baek-yun 0.03 Kim Gyeong-jae 0.02 Ok Un-ho 0.01 ...
SEOUL--South Korea’s prime minister and senior presidential officials offered to resign en masse on Thursday, media reports said, after their conservative ruling party suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections. The results of Wednesday’s election posed a huge political blow to President...
Korea's presidential election of December 19, 2002, has baffled many observers. Sociologically, it must be understood in the context of major transformations in the wider society. This paper examines the claims made by some observers that attribute the election results to the revolt of the younger...
In South Korea, Moon Jae-in, who wants a softer approach to North Korea, has won the country’s presidential election. Moon told supporters, “I will be president for all South Koreans.” He declared victory after the two other major candidates conceded defeat. ...