South Korean presidential election, 2007
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| Nominee | Lee Myung-bak | Chung Dong-young | Lee Hoi-chang | |
| Party | GNP | UNDP | Independent | |
| Popular vote | 11,492,389 | 6,174,681 | 3,559,963 | |
| Percentage | 48.7% | 26.1% | 15.1% | |
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The 17th South Korean presidential election took place on December 19, 2007.[1] The election was won by Lee Myung-bak of the Grand National Party, returning conservatives to the Blue House for the first time in ten years. Lee defeated United New Democratic Party candidate Chung Dong-young and independent candidate Lee Hoi-chang by the largest margin since direct elections were reintroduced in 1987.[2] It also marked the first time a president-elect in Korea was under investigation by a prosecutor.[3] Voter turnout was 62.9%, an all-time low according to the National Election Commission.[4]
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[edit] Official candidates
[edit] Timeline
This list of dates are the major events managed by the NEC (National Election Commission).[6]
- February 28, 2007 - The official census is published, for the purpose of finding eligible voters
- April 23, 2007 - Beginning of pre registration of candidates.
- November 21 to November 25, 2007 - The NEC compiles and publishes the electoral rolls.
- November 25 and November 26, 2007 - Official period to register as a presidential candidate.
- December 12 - Electoral rolls finalized
- December 13 and December 14, 2007 - Absentee voting
- December 19 (from 06:00-18:00 KST) - Polling held
- December 20 - Votes are counted and results are announced
[edit] Pro-government primaries
On this election, there were three liberal parties contested.
[edit] UNDP primary
Chung Dong-young was elected as the official candidate of the party on October 14, 2007.
[edit] Creative Korea Party primary
- Moon Kook-hyun (문국현), former CEO of Yuhan Kimberly (Kimberly-Clark's company in Korea), was elected as the official presidential candidate of the party on November 4, 2007.
[edit] Democrats primary
- Rule of presidential primary: the official result of this party's primary will combining the members' vote (50%), civil delegates (35%), and the result of popularity polls (15%) that conducted by phone on October 14, 2007.[7]
- Candidates
Lee In-je was elected as the official presidential candidate of the party.
[edit] Conservative (GNP) primary
The official result was announced on August 20, 2007, at 07:20 GMT, naming Lee Myung-bak the presidential candidate from the Hannara party.[8]
- Lee Myung-bak (이명박) 81,084 votes (49.56%)
- Won Hee-ryong (원희룡) 2,398 votes (1.47%)
- Park Geun-hye (박근혜) 78,632 votes (48.06%)
- Hong Jun-pyo (홍준표) 1,503 votes (0.91%)
- Go Jin-hwa (고진화) retracted
One of the major conservative candidate, Lee Hoi-chang was announced his candidacy on November 7, 2007, as an independent.
[edit] Progressive (DLP) primary
[edit] Voting method
- Online voting: All members of this party can log on to the official homepage to cast their vote. Confirmation process by cell phone is needed.
- Off-line voting: There are 227 voting stations around the nation. Voters can cast their vote from 09:00 to 22:00 (Considering more than 70% of the members' convenience, which are regular salaried-class people).
- Number of party members who can cast their vote: 50,117.[9]
[edit] Candidates
[edit] 1st round
The official results of the first round, as announced on September 9, 2007, at 07:30 GMT, were:
- Shim Sang-jeong (심상정) 10,064 votes (26.08%)
- Roh Hoe-chan (노회찬) 9,478 votes (24.56%)
- Kwon Young-ghil (권영길) 19,053 votes (49.37%)
No candidate received a majority of the votes, so a second round of the presidential primary was scheduled from September 10 to September 15.[10]
[edit] Final (2nd) round
- Shim Sang-jeong (심상정) 17,122 votes (47.26%)
- Kwon Young-ghil (권영길) 19,109 votes (52.74%)
As a result, the official presidential candidate of Democratic Labour Party: Kwon Young-ghil.
[edit] Exit polls
The following joint exit poll was announced by KBS and MBC.[11]
- Lee Myung-bak - 50.3%
- Chung Dong-young - 26.0%
- Lee Hoi-chang - 13.5%
[edit] Final result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Lee Myung-bak | Grand National Party | 11,492,389 | 48.7 |
| Chung Dong-young | United New Democratic Party | 6,174,681 | 26.1 |
| Lee Hoi-chang | Independent | 3,559,963 | 15.1 |
| Moon Kook-hyun | Creative Korea Party | 1,375,498 | 5.8 |
| Kwon Young-ghil | Democratic Labor Party | 712,121 | 3.0 |
| Lee In-je | Centrist Reformists Democratic Party | 160,708 | 0.7 |
| Huh Kyung-young | Economic Republican Party | 96,756 | 0.4 |
| Geum Min | Korea Socialist Party | 18,223 | 0.1 |
| Total (turnout 62.9%) | 23,732,854 | 100.0 | |
| Source: NEC (National Election Commission) | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Schedule of 17th presidential election (Hangul 2002 format)
- ^ Lee Myung-bak Elected President by a Landslide, The Chosun Ilbo, December 19, 2007. Retrieved on December 20, 2007.
- ^ President-Elect Faces Probe, The Korea Times, December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
- ^ Kim, Ji-hyun (2007.12.19). "Lee Myung-bak cruises to landslide victory". The Korea Herald. http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2007/12/19/200712190056.asp.
- ^ List of Official Candidates
- ^ Timeline (detailed) of 2007 presidential election (Korean), the NEC, 2007
- ^ The method of 2007 presidential primary, the executives' committee of Democratic Party. Retrieved on August 29, 2007
- ^ Lee Myeong-bak beats Park Geun-hye with a narrow margin (Korean), Joongang Daily. Retrieved on August 20, 2007.
- ^ First round of results from 3 division will be the dividing point (Korean), The Hankyoreh. Retrieved on August 22, 2007.
- ^ Kwon Young-ghil hasn't succeed to gain more than 50% of the vote (Korean), Ohmynews. Retrieved on September 9, 2007.
- ^ Lee Myung-bak cruises to landslide victory The Korea Herald, 17 December 2007
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: President of South Korea |
- Official Homepage of the National Election Commission (English)
- Official Homepage of the NEC (Korean)
- Official list of candidates Chosunilbo, 27 November 2007
- Candidate profiles The Korea Times, 9 December 2007
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