South Korean legislative election, 1978

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Parliamentary elections were held in South Korea on 12 December 1978.^[1]

The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Republican Party, which won 68 of the 154 elected seats in the National Assembly, despite winning fewer votes than the New Democratic Party.

With one-thirds of seats appointed by the president, the ruling party had a Supermajority. Voter turnout was 77.1%.

Results

References

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