South Korean presidential election, 1978

Republic of Korea presidential election, 1978

6 July 1978

Nominee Park Chung Hee Party Democratic Republican Electoral vote 2,578 / 2,579 Percentage 99.96%

President before election Park Chung Hee Democratic Republican Elected President Park Chung Hee Democratic Republican

The South Korean presidential election of 1978 took place on 6 July 1978 and was the second election held under the framework of the Yushin Constitution. Park Chung Hee was elected, as in 1972, without opposition. Elections to the National Council for Reunification, the electoral college specified by the constitution, took place on 18 May, and Park Chung Hee was subsequently elected with the support of 2578 members out of 2581. One vote was declared invalid, the two remaining delegates were not present.^[1] Park Chung Hee would continue in office for just over a year before his assassination on 26 October 1979 and the subsequent collapse of the Yushin system.

Results

References

1. ↑ Kleiner, J. (2001) Korea: A Century of Change. World Scientific. p. 164.

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