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Republic of Korea; presidential election, 2007
December 19, 2007
	provinces and cities majority won by; Lee Myung-bak (light blue) and Chung Dong-young (green)
	Incumbent President; Roh Moo-hyun; UNDP President-elect; Lee Myung-bak; GNP

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]

[edit] Official candidates

Candidate^[5]	Party	Notes
Chung Dong-young	United New Democratic Party
Lee Myung-bak	Grand National Party
Kwon Young-ghil	Democratic Labour Party
Lee In-je	Democratic Party
Sim Dae-pyong	People First Party	retracted candidacy
Moon Kook-hyun	Creative Korea Party
Chung Kun-mo	True Owner Coalition
Huh Kyung-young	Economic Republican Party
Chun Kwan	Chamsaram Society Full True Act
Geum Min	Korea Socialist Party
Lee Soo-sung	People’s Coalition for Unity and Advance	retracted candidacy
Lee Hoi-chang	Independent

[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

Further information: United New Democratic Party#Presidential election 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

Further information: Democratic Party (South Korea)#Presidential election primary

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

e • d Summary of the 19 December 2007 South Korean **presidential election results**
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
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

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
Korea Society Podcast: 24 Hours After South Korea's Presidential Election: An Assessment

[0] Schedule of 17th presidential election (Hangul 2002 format)

[1] Lee Myung-bak Elected President by a Landslide, The Chosun Ilbo, December 19, 2007. Retrieved on December 20, 2007.

[2] President-Elect Faces Probe, The Korea Times, December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2007.

[3] 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.

[4] List of Official Candidates

[5] Timeline (detailed) of 2007 presidential election (Korean), the NEC, 2007

[6] The method of 2007 presidential primary, the executives' committee of Democratic Party. Retrieved on August 29, 2007

[7] Lee Myeong-bak beats Park Geun-hye with a narrow margin (Korean), Joongang Daily. Retrieved on August 20, 2007.

[8] First round of results from 3 division will be the dividing point (Korean), The Hankyoreh. Retrieved on August 22, 2007.

[9] Kwon Young-ghil hasn't succeed to gain more than 50% of the vote (Korean), Ohmynews. Retrieved on September 9, 2007.

[10] Lee Myung-bak cruises to landslide victory The Korea Herald, 17 December 2007

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