General Information
At Stake in this Election:
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300 seats in the Kukhoe (National Assembly)
Government Structure:
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Chief of State: President Moon JAE-IN (since 10 May 2017)
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Head of Government: Prime Minister Chung SYE-KYUN (since 14 2020)
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Assembly: South Korea has a unicameral Kukhoe (National Assembly) composed of 300 seats with members serving 4-year terms.
Electoral System:
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In the Kukhoe, 253 Members are elected by plurality vote in single member constituencies and 47 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system.
Main Parties in this Election:
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Democratic Party (더불어민주당)
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Leader: Lee HAE-CHAN
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Seats won in last election: 120
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United Future Party (미래통합당)
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Leader: Kim CHONG-IN
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Seats won in last election: 92
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Population and Registered Voters:
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Population: 51,835,110 (July 2020 est.)1
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Registered Voters: 43,994,247 (2020 est.)2
Gender Data:
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Female Population: 25,859,300 (July 2020 est.)3
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Is South Korea a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (25 May 1983)4
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Has South Korea ratified CEDAW: Yes (27 Dec 1984)5
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Gender Quota: Yes6
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Female Candidates in this election: N/A
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Number of Female Legislators: 51 (as of 2016)7
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Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 228
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Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A
Disability Data:
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Is South Korea a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 Mar 2007)9
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Has South Korea ratified CRPD: Yes (11 December 2008)10
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Population with a disability: 7,367,279 11