Election South Korea 2017

The office of the president of south korea.

Election south korea 2017. Description of government structure. At stake in this election. The second place candidate conservative hong joon pyo took 24 percent of the vote.

South korea presidential election preview wednesday may 03 2017 highlights thin less than a week from now south koreans will be heading to the polls on 9 may to vote for their new president after the impeachment and removal of former president park guen hye earlier this year. During the eighteenth presidential election in 2017 voter turnout stood at 77 2 percent. Presidential elections were held in south korea on 9 may 2017 following the impeachment and dismissal of park geun hye.

Seoul cnn south korea s presidential election has been won by moon jae in a liberal who favors a more open policy toward north korea. The president is directly elected for a single five year term by plurality vote. President 9 may 2017.

Description of electoral system. The election works on a single round first past the post system so therefore the person who receives the most votes wins. Out of the five main presidential.

Does not happen in 2020. This graph shows the presidential election turnout of south korea from 1992 to 2017. Acting president hwang kyo ahn since 9 december 2016 head of government.

Local elections are held every four years to elect governors metropolitan mayors municipal mayors and provincial and municipal legislatures. Prime minister hwang kyo ahn since 18 june 2015 assembly. South korea has a unicameral national assembly of 300 seats.