South Korean presidential election, 2007
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The 17th South Korean presidential election took place on 19 December 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 63.0%, an all-time low according to the National Election Commission.[4]
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Official candidates [edit]
| Candidate[5] | Party Affiliated | Notes |
| Chung Dong-young (정동영) |
United New Democratic Party 대통합민주신당 | |
| Lee Myung-bak (이명박) |
Grand National Party 한나라당 | |
| Kwon Young-ghil (권영길) |
Democratic Labour Party 민주노동당 | |
| Lee In-je (이인제) |
Democratic Party 민주당 | |
| Sim Dae-pyong (심대평) |
People First Party 국민중심당 | withdrawal |
| Moon Kook-hyun (문국현) |
Creative Korea Party 창조한국당 | |
| Chung Kun-mo (정근모) |
True Owner Coalition 참주인 연합 | |
| Huh Kyung-young (허경영) |
Economic Republican Party 경제공화당 | |
| Chun Hwan (전환) |
New-era Elegant People's Union 새시대 참사람 연합 | |
| Geum Min (금민) |
Korea Socialist Party 한국사회당 | |
| Lee Soo-sung (이수성) |
People’s Coalition for Unity and Advance 화합과 도약을 위한 국민 연대 | withdrawal |
| Lee Hoi-chang (이회창) |
Independent |
Timeline [edit]
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
Liberal primaries [edit]
On this election, there were three liberal parties contested.
UNDP primary [edit]
Chung Dong-young was elected as the official candidate of the party on October 14, 2007.
Creative Korea Party primary [edit]
- 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.
Democrats primary [edit]
- 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 opinion poll (15%) that conducted by phone on October 14, 2007.[7]
- Candidates
Lee In-je was elected as the official presidential candidate of the party.
Conservative (GNP) primary [edit]
GNP primary was consisted of opinion polling and popular vote(only party member could participate). 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][9] Because Lee Myung-bak won the race with slight margin, there was controversy regarding the method primary election used(opinion poll). However, Park Geun-hye conceded her lost to Lee Myung-bak. Park Geun-hye declared her presidential candidacy in 2012 presidential election and won the primary.
| Candidate | Place | Opinion Polling Result | Electoral Vote | Total Count |
| Lee Myung-bak | Nominated | 51.54% (16,868) |
49.06% (64,216) |
81,084 49.56% |
| Park Geun-hye | 2nd | 42.74% (13,986) |
49.39% (64,648) |
78,632 48.06% |
| Won Hee-ryong | 3nd | 3.30% (1,079) |
1.01% (1,319) |
2,398 1.47% |
| Hong Jun-pyo | 4th | 2.42% (793) |
0.54 (710) |
1,503 0.92% |
| 32,726 | 130,893 | 103,118 |
1997 and 2002 presidential candidate for GNP, Lee Hoi-chang had announced his candidacy on November 7th 2007 as an independent, not joining GNP primary.
Progressive (DLP) primary [edit]
Voting method [edit]
- 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.[10]
Candidates [edit]
1st round [edit]
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.[11]
Final (2nd) round [edit]
- 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.
Exit polls [edit]
The Exit poll was announced at 18:00 on election day. (As voting time was over)
It expected Lee Myung-bak's absolute majority.[12]
| Candidate | Estimated Winner | Estimated Percentage |
| Lee Myung-bak | Certain | 50.3% |
| Chung Dong-young | 2nd | 26.0% |
| Lee Hoi-chang | 3rd | 13.5% |
Final result [edit]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Lee Myung-bak | Grand National Party | 11,492,389 | 48.7 |
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| Chung Dong-young | United New Democratic Party | 6,174,681 | 26.1 |
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| Lee Hoi-chang | Independent | 3,559,963 | 15.1 |
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| Moon Kook-hyun | Creative Korea Party | 1,375,498 | 5.8 |
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| Kwon Young-ghil | Democratic Labor Party | 712,121 | 3.0 |
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| Lee In-je | Centrist Reformists Democratic Party | 160,708 | 0.7 |
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| Huh Kyung-young | Economic Republican Party | 96,756 | 0.4 |
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| Geum Min | Korea Socialist Party | 18,223 | 0.1 |
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| Total (turnout 63.0%) | 23,732,854 | 100.0 | ||
| Source: NEC (National Election Commission) | ||||
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| Lee Myung-bak GNP |
Chung Dong-young UNDP |
Lee Hoi-chang Ind |
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Sudogwon | Seoul | 2,689,162 | (53.2％) | 1,237,812 | (24.5％) | 596,226 | (11.8％) |
| Incheon | 593,283 | (49.2％) | 286,565 | (23.8％) | 183,057 | (15.2％) | |
| Gyeonggi | 2,603,443 | (51.9％) | 1,181,936 | (23.6％) | 670,742 | (13.4％) | |
| Gangwon | 376,004 | (52.0％) | 136,668 | (18.9％) | 127,102 | (17.6％) | |
| Chungcheong | Daejeon | 246,008 | (36.3％) | 159,700 | (23.6％) | 195,957 | (28.9％) |
| Chungcheongbuk | 289,499 | (41.6％) | 165,637 | (23.8％) | 162,750 | (23.4％) | |
| Chungcheongnam | 313,693 | (34.3％) | 192,999 | (21.1％) | 304,259 | (33.2％) | |
| Honam （Jeolla） |
Gwangju | 56,875 | (8.6％) | 527,588 | (79.8％) | 22,520 | (3.4％) |
| Jeollabuk | 86,149 | (9.0％) | 777,236 | (81.6％) | 34,630 | (3.6％) | |
| Jeollanam | 88,834 | (9.2％) | 757,309 | (78.7％) | 34,790 | (3.6％) | |
| Yeongnam （Gyeongsang） |
Busan | 1,018,715 | (57.9％) | 236,708 | (13.5％) | 346,319 | (19.7％) |
| Ulsan | 279,891 | (54.0％) | 70,736 | (13.6％) | 90,905 | (17.5％) | |
| Daegu | 876,719 | (69.4％) | 75,932 | (6.0％) | 228,199 | (18.1％) | |
| Gyeongsangbuk | 1,033,957 | (72.6％) | 96,822 | (6.8％) | 195,526 | (13.7％) | |
| Gyeongsangnam | 843,662 | (55.0％) | 189,463 | (12.4％) | 329,486 | (21.5％) | |
| Jeju | 96,495 | (38.7％) | 81,570 | (32.7％) | 37,495 | (15.0％) | |
Other Information [edit]
On April 7th, 2011, a National Intelligence Service agent was guilty of investigating Lee Myung-bak's secret real estate-related information before the election.[13]
According to Wikileaks, Yoo Chong-ha (유종하), the former co-chairman of Lee Myung-bak's presidential election campaign, requested to then American ambassador to South Korea, Alexander Vershbow, to delay the extraction of the main individual of the BBK embezzlement scandal, Christopher Kim (Kim Kyung-joon), to Korea on the request to prevent spreading controversies related to Lee Myung-bak's involvement in the BBK embezzlement scandal during the election season.[14][15][16][17]
References [edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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". Joongang Daily (in Korean). August 20, 2007..[dead link]
- ^ Kim Yeon-seok(김연석) (20 August 2007). "Lee Myung-bak wins GNP primary [이명박, 근소한 차 대선후보 확정]" (in Korean). Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ 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
- ^ Im (임), Su-jeong (수정) (2011-04-07). "MB 부동산 소문 뒷조사 국정원 직원 징역형 (종합)". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "07SEOUL3225, KIM KYUNG-JOON'S EXTRADITION CASE". Wikileaks. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ^ "US embassy cable - 김경준 송환 사건" (in Korean). Wiki Leaks Korea. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ^ Choi (최), Min-yeong (민영) (2011-09-03). "“BBK 김경준 송환 미뤄달라” 이명박 후보 측 미국에 요청". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ^ Mun (문), Yong-pil (용필) (2011-09-05). "위키리크스 MB실체 폭로…“사실상 매국” 경악". Newsface (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-17.
External links [edit]
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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
- Korea Society Podcast: 24 Hours After South Korea's Presidential Election: An Assessment
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