South Korean legislative election, 2008

The parliamentary elections were held in 2008 in South Korea on April 9, 2008. Around 38 million South Koreans are entitled to vote were called upon to decide on the 299 seats of the National Assembly. 245 representatives of the people were directly elected in the constituencies and 54 seats allocated according to proportional representation. The conservative Grand National Party ( Hannara Dang, GNP ) of the new President Lee Myung -bak, who held office since the end of February, could replace the Liberals as the strongest force in the National Assembly.

With the election of Lee as the new head of state, the South Koreans had already decided in the presidential election on 19 December 2007 for a change of power after ten years of liberal hegemony. In South Korea's presidential system, the president could rule against a majority of the opposition. The GNP promised far-reaching economic reforms, higher growth rates and a tougher stance against the communist North Korea in the election campaign. The leader of the United Democratic Party ( Daetonghap Minju Sindang, UDP ) Son Hak- Gyu confessed the defeat of his party and said that his party will " for change and reform seems to have been accepted by the people ."

Result

  • Grand National Party ( 한나라당 )
  • United Democratic Party ( 열린 우리당 )
  • Party of freedom Forward ( 자유 선진 당 )
  • Park Geun - hye Coalition ( 친박 연대 )
  • Democratic Workers' Party ( 민주 노동당 )
  • Creative Party of Korea ( 창조 한국당 )
  • Independent candidates

The elections on 9 April 2008 won the conservative Grand National Party ( GNP ) of the new President Lee Myung Bak. After the counting of votes, the GNP has the absolute majority of seats in the National Assembly reached and thus replaced the Liberals as the strongest.

The turnout was, according to the State Election Commission by 46 percent to a record low. More than 60 percent of the voting South Koreans were still went to vote four years ago. Disinterest and politics in general are called by pollsters as reasons for the low participation.

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