South Korean presidential election, 2017
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The 19th South Korean presidential election is scheduled to be held on 20 December 2017. Under present law, the election will be decided in a single round on a first-past-the-post basis. The incumbent president, Park Geun-hye, is limited to a single term in office, and cannot seek re-election.[1] The president-elect will take office on 24 February 2018.
Background
Park Geun-hye of the conservative Saenuri Party won the previous presidential election in 2012, succeeding Lee Myung-bak from the same party. The Saenuri Party lost the parliamentary election in April 2016, however, coming in second place behind the opposition liberal Minjoo Party of Korea. Commentators described the result as leaving Park a lame duck president,[2][3][4] and the Nikkei Asian Review noted that in the wake of her "crushing defeat", "rivals sense a prime opportunity to complete the power shift in the December 2017 presidential vote".[2] The Korea Times stated that "the drama of deals and power struggles for next year's election has already begun".[5]
Potential candidates
The four parties represented in the National Assembly are the ruling conservative Saenuri Party, the liberal Minjoo Party of Korea, the centrist People's Party, and the progressive Justice Party. Potential candidates are listed below by their present party-political affiliation.
Minjoo Party of Korea
- Ahn Hee-jung, Governor of South Chungcheong Province (2010–present)[6]
- Kim Boo-kyum, member of the National Assembly for Daegu (2016–present), former member for Gunpo (2000–12)[2][6]
- Kim Chong-in, interim party chairman (2016–present), party list member of the National Assembly (1981–88, 1992–94, 2004–08, 2016–present)[5][7]
- Lee Jae-myung, Mayor of Seongnam (2010–present)[6]
- Moon Jae-in, former party chairman (2015–16), member of the National Assembly for Busan (2012–16), 2012 Democratic United Party presidential candidate[5][6]
- Park Won-soon, Mayor of Seoul (2011–present)[6][8]
- Sohn Hak-kyu, former member of the National Assembly for Seongnam (2011–12), former Governor of Gyeonggi Province (2002–06), former assemblyman for Gwangmyeong (1993–98, 2000–02)[6]
Nonpartisan
People's Party
Saenuri Party
- Kim Moo-sung, former party chairman (2014–16), member of the National Assembly for Busan (1996–2012, 2013–present)[2]
- Oh Se-hoon, former Mayor of Seoul (2006–11), former member of the National Assembly for Gangnam, Seoul (2000–04)[2]
Christian Liberal Party
Opinion polling
References
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