President

The South Korean President is directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term.


Source: CIA World Factbook - South Korea


Population 51,245,707
Election Method Directly Elected
Office Holder Mark Carney
Term Length 5 years
Term Limit None

Upcoming Election

Election Count Down Election Date
South Korean Presidential Election, 2027 in 2 years March 2027 *No Fixed Date

Event Timeline

April 4, 2025
Suk-yeol Yoon resigns office : Impeached due to political controversy.
May 10, 2022
Suk-yeol Yoon begins office
Jae-In Moon resigns office
March 9, 2022 South Korean Presidential Election, 2022
Candidate Party Region Vote Count Elected
Sang-Jung Sim Justice Party South Korea 803,358
Suk-yeol Yoon People Power Party South Korea 16,394,815
Jae-myung Lee Democratic Party of Korea South Korea 16,147,738
Kyung-young Huh National Revolution Party South Korea 281,481
Jae-yeon Kim Progressive Party South Korea 37,366
Won-jin Cho Our Republican Party South Korea 25,972
Jun-ho Oh Basic Income Party South Korea 18,105
Min-chan Kim Korean Wave Alliance South Korea 17,305
Gyeong-hee Lee Korean Unification South Korea 11,708
Baek-yun Lee Labor Party South Korea 9,176
Gyeong-jae Kim New Liberal Democratic Union South Korea 8,317
Un-ho Ok Saenuri Party South Korea 4,970
more...
May 10, 2017
Jae-In Moon begins office
May 9, 2017 South Korean Presidential Election, 2017
Candidate Party Region Vote Count Elected
Jae-In Moon Democratic Party of Korea South Korea 13,423,800
Jun-Pyo Hong Liberty Korea South Korea 7,852,849
Cheol-Soo Ahn People's Party South Korea 6,998,342
Seung-Min Yoo Bareun Future Party South Korea 2,208,771
Sang-Jung Sim Justice Party South Korea 2,017,458
more...
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