South Korea

Name: 2028 South Korean legislative election
Start: 2028-04-12
End: 2028-04-12
Location: South Korea

East Asia & Pacific · Capital: Seoul

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Upcoming elections

Parliamentary election
2028 South Korean legislative election
12 April 2028in 18 monthsNational Assembly
Scheduled
nec.go.kr Official source
Therefore, the term of a person elected in a presidential vacancy election will be five years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
law.go.kr Official source
National Assembly elections are held on the first Wednesday after 50 days before the term of office expires.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How South Korea is governed

System of government: Unitary presidential republic
nec.go.kr Official source
Presidential elections are held every five years, and National Assembly and nationwide simultaneous local elections are held every four years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
law.go.kr Official source
The President shall be the Head of State and represent the State vis-a-vis foreign states.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: President
nec.go.kr Official source
Presidential elections are held every five years, and National Assembly and nationwide simultaneous local elections are held every four years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
law.go.kr Official source
The President shall be the Head of State and represent the State vis-a-vis foreign states.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: Prime Minister
nec.go.kr Official source
Presidential elections are held every five years, and National Assembly and nationwide simultaneous local elections are held every four years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
law.go.kr Official source
The President shall be the Head of State and represent the State vis-a-vis foreign states.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
nec.go.kr Official source
Presidential elections are held every five years, and National Assembly and nationwide simultaneous local elections are held every four years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
law.go.kr Official source
The President shall be the Head of State and represent the State vis-a-vis foreign states.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
nec.go.kr Official source
Presidential elections are held every five years, and National Assembly and nationwide simultaneous local elections are held every four years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
law.go.kr Official source
The President shall be the Head of State and represent the State vis-a-vis foreign states.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: National Election Commission of the Republic of Korea
nec.go.kr Official source
Presidential elections are held every five years, and National Assembly and nationwide simultaneous local elections are held every four years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
law.go.kr Official source
The President shall be the Head of State and represent the State vis-a-vis foreign states.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
nec.go.kr Official source
Presidential elections are held every five years, and National Assembly and nationwide simultaneous local elections are held every four years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
law.go.kr Official source
The President shall be the Head of State and represent the State vis-a-vis foreign states.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

National Assembly 300 seats · 4-year term · Mixed system: 254 single-member constituency seats elected by plurality and 46 nationwide proportional-representation seats allocated under a semi-compensatory

The President is both head of state and the effective head of the executive and is directly elected for one non-renewable five-year term. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President with the consent of the National Assembly; it is not a nationally elected office. The National Assembly is unicameral.

nec.go.kr Official source

Presidential elections are held every five years, and National Assembly and nationwide simultaneous local elections are held every four years.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

law.go.kr Official source

The President shall be the Head of State and represent the State vis-a-vis foreign states.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

President of the Republic of Korea head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · Direct nationwide plurality election; a tie for the highest vote total is resolved by a vote of the National Assembly. The President may not be reelected.

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Presidential election
2025 South Korean presidential election
3 June 202516 months agoPresident of South Korea
Held Final results
Wikidata Q117433900: 2025 South Korean presidential election Wikidata
2025 South Korean presidential election - point in time 2025-06-03
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2024 South Korean legislative election
10 April 20242 years agoNational Assembly of South Korea
Held Final results
Wikidata Q97229587: 2024 South Korean legislative election Wikidata
2024 South Korean legislative election - point in time 2024-04-10
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
By-election
2024 South Korean by-elections
10 April 20242 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q117434497: 2024 South Korean by-elections Wikidata
2024 South Korean by-elections - point in time 2024-04-10
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2022 South Korean presidential election
9 March 20225 years agoPresident of South Korea
Held Final results
Wikidata Q31180705: 2022 South Korean presidential election Wikidata
2022 South Korean presidential election - point in time 2022-03-09
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2020 South Korean legislative election
15 April 20206 years agoNational Assembly of South Korea
Held Final results
Wikidata Q24000518: 2020 South Korean legislative election Wikidata
2020 South Korean legislative election - point in time 2020-04-15
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2018 South Korean by-elections
13 June 20188 years ago12 National Assembly constituency seats
Held Final results
Wikidata Q31180693: 2018 South Korean by-elections Wikidata
2018 South Korean by-elections - point in time 2018-06-13
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2017 South Korean presidential election
9 May 20179 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q5518652: 2017 South Korean presidential election Wikidata
2017 South Korean presidential election - point in time 2017-05-09
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2016 South Korean legislative election
13 April 201610 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q5518731: 2016 South Korean legislative election Wikidata
2016 South Korean legislative election - point in time 2016-04-13
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2025 South Korean presidential election

3 June 2025 Final resultsTurnout 79.4%

Share of the vote (%): all 5 lines, as in the table

Results of 2025 South Korean presidential election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Source
Lee Jae-myung - Democratic Party of Korea Lee Jae-myung (Democratic Party of Korea) Elected	17,287,513	49.4%	museum.nec.go.kr Official source 총 선거인수 4,439만 1,871명 중 3,523만 6,497명이 투표에 참여해 약 79.4%의 투표율 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 election.org News report Lee Jae-myung 17,287,513 49.42% Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Kim Moon-soo - People Power Party Kim Moon-soo (People Power Party)	14,395,639	41.2%	museum.nec.go.kr Official source 총 선거인수 4,439만 1,871명 중 3,523만 6,497명이 투표에 참여해 약 79.4%의 투표율 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 election.org News report Lee Jae-myung 17,287,513 49.42% Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Lee Jun-seok - Reform Party Lee Jun-seok (Reform Party)	2,917,523	8.3%	museum.nec.go.kr Official source 총 선거인수 4,439만 1,871명 중 3,523만 6,497명이 투표에 참여해 약 79.4%의 투표율 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 election.org News report Lee Jae-myung 17,287,513 49.42% Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Kwon Young-guk - Democratic Labor Party Kwon Young-guk (Democratic Labor Party)	344,150	1%	museum.nec.go.kr Official source 총 선거인수 4,439만 1,871명 중 3,523만 6,497명이 투표에 참여해 약 79.4%의 투표율 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 election.org News report Lee Jae-myung 17,287,513 49.42% Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Song Jin-ho - independent Song Jin-ho	35,791	0.1%	museum.nec.go.kr Official source 총 선거인수 4,439만 1,871명 중 3,523만 6,497명이 투표에 참여해 약 79.4%의 투표율 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 election.org News report Lee Jae-myung 17,287,513 49.42% Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2024 South Korean legislative election · 10 April 2024

Final resultsTurnout 67%

Results of 2024 South Korean legislative election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
People Power Party / People Future Party Elected	10,395,264	36.7%	108	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Overall total \| 44,280,011 \| 6,910,510 \| 15.61 \| 13,849,043 \| 31.28 \| 29,662,313 \| 67.0 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Democratic Alliance of Korea Elected	7,567,459	26.7%	169	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Overall total \| 44,280,011 \| 6,910,510 \| 15.61 \| 13,849,043 \| 31.28 \| 29,662,313 \| 67.0 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Rebuilding Korea Party Elected	6,874,278	24.3%	12	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Overall total \| 44,280,011 \| 6,910,510 \| 15.61 \| 13,849,043 \| 31.28 \| 29,662,313 \| 67.0 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Reform Party Elected	1,025,775	3.6%	3	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Overall total \| 44,280,011 \| 6,910,510 \| 15.61 \| 13,849,043 \| 31.28 \| 29,662,313 \| 67.0 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
New Future Party Elected	483,827	1.7%	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Overall total \| 44,280,011 \| 6,910,510 \| 15.61 \| 13,849,043 \| 31.28 \| 29,662,313 \| 67.0 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Progressive Party Elected	302,925	1%	3	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Overall total \| 44,280,011 \| 6,910,510 \| 15.61 \| 13,849,043 \| 31.28 \| 29,662,313 \| 67.0 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
New Progressive Alliance Elected	14,271	0.1%	2	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Overall total \| 44,280,011 \| 6,910,510 \| 15.61 \| 13,849,043 \| 31.28 \| 29,662,313 \| 67.0 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Independents Elected	-	-	2	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Overall total \| 44,280,011 \| 6,910,510 \| 15.61 \| 13,849,043 \| 31.28 \| 29,662,313 \| 67.0 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

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2022 South Korean presidential election · 9 March 2022

Final resultsTurnout 77.1%

Results of 2022 South Korean presidential election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Source
Yoon Suk Yeol - People Power Party Yoon Suk Yeol (People Power Party) Elected	16,394,815	48.6%	nec.go.kr Official source 제20대 대통령선거 유권자 44,197,692명 총 투표자 : 34,067,853명 총투표율 : 77.1% Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Lee Jae-myung - Democratic Party of Korea Lee Jae-myung (Democratic Party of Korea)	16,147,738	47.8%	nec.go.kr Official source 제20대 대통령선거 유권자 44,197,692명 총 투표자 : 34,067,853명 총투표율 : 77.1% Recorded 8 Oct 2026

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South Korea in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

law.go.krOfficial source
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museum.nec.go.krOfficial source
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nl.go.krOfficial source
Wikidata Q5518731: 2016 South Korean legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q5518652: 2017 South Korean presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q31180693: 2018 South Korean by-electionsWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q24000518: 2020 South Korean legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q31180705: 2022 South Korean presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q97229587: 2024 South Korean legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q117434497: 2024 South Korean by-electionsWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q117433900: 2025 South Korean presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
election.orgNews report
en.yna.co.krNews report

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