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- Took place: April 9, 2008
- Total electorate: 37.8 million voters
- Voter turnout: 17.4 million (46.0%)
- Lowest turnout in South Korea's history
- Election for National Assembly, South Korea's legislative branch
- Total number of seats: 299
- All seats available in election
- Five major parties and one faction campaigned
- Previous majority party, United Democratic Party, lost nearly half their seats
- Conservative Grand National Party won a large majority of seats
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The Republic of South Korea held parliamentary elections on April 9, 2008. The previous majority party, the United Democratic Party (UDP), lost to the conservative Grand National Party (GNP). The GNP is now the majority party, and leads the UDP by 72 seats. The GNP's success was attributed largely to the low voter turnout.The Hankyoreh: Political apathy leads to record-low voter turnout (April 10, 2008)
Results
- Majority leader: Grand National Party
- Votes: 6.4 million (37.4%)
- Seats won: 153
- Change: +32
- Minority leader: United Democratic Party
- Votes: 4.3 million (25.1%)
- Seats won: 81
- Change: -80
- Third place: Park Geun-hye Coalition
- Votes: 2.3 million (13.1%)
- Seats won: 14
- Change: +14
10% of Electorate
- Independents, Liberty Forward Party, Democratic Labour Party, Creative Korea PartyAdam Carr's Election Archive: 2008 South Korean Legislative Election Results
Key Issues
- Free trade agreement with the United States
- President Lee Myung-bak's plan to streamline government and reduce ministries
- Increasing economic growth to 6% annually
- Improving relations with North Korea
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South Korea Election 2008 Questions
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South Korea Election 2008 News
- Google News: South Korea Election 2008
- VOA News: South Korean Conservatives Win Victory in Legislative Vote (April 9, 2008)
- Reuters: S.Korea Parliament Poll Key for President's Reforms (April 7, 2008)
- '"South Koreans elect a new parliament on Wednesday and determine whether President Lee Myung-bak will be able to push through his plans for radical change to revitalize Asia's fourth largest economy."
- Yonhap News: Parties Make Last-Ditch Pitch in Parliamentary Elections (April 7, 2008)
- The Korea Times: Nation Goes to Polls Today (April 7, 2008)
- The Korea Times: Governing Party Heading Toward Victory (April 7, 2008)
- Forbes: SKorean Shares Outlook: Lower on Profit-Taking Ahead of Election (April 6, 2008)
North Korean Interference
- Daily Yomiuri: N. Korea Threatens Lee's Election Hopes (April 8, 2008)
- "In previous South Korean parliamentary elections, the North Korea government took similar moves that could be interpreted as interventionist. This kind of psychological sparring during election campaigns is sometimes referred to as 'northern winds.' The question is what impact such moves will have on the upcoming parliamentary election in South Korea."
- Yonhap News: North Korea: Criticism of Lee Not Linked to Elections (April 8, 2008)
- Agence France-Presse: SKorea's Lee Calls for Better Ties, NKorea Blasts Him (April 8, 2008)
- World Politics Review: Seoul Shouldn't Overreact to North Korean Bluster (April 8, 2008)
- Agence France-Presse: NKorea Says SKorean Leader Running Risk of War (April 7, 2008)
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