1987 South Korean presidential election information
1987 South Korean presidential election
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16 December 1987
1992 →
Turnout
89.15%
Nominee
Roh Tae-woo
Kim Young-sam
Party
Democratic Justice
Reunification Democratic
Popular vote
8,282,738
6,337,581
Percentage
36.64%
28.04%
Nominee
Kim Dae-jung
Kim Jong-pil
Party
Peace Democratic
New Democratic Republican
Popular vote
6,113,375
1,823,067
Percentage
27.05%
8.07%
Results by provincial-level divisions
President before election
Chun Doo-hwan
Democratic Justice
Elected President
Roh Tae-woo
Democratic Justice
Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 16 December 1987.[1] They marked the establishment of the Sixth Republic, as well as the end of the authoritarian rule that had prevailed in the country for all but one year since its founding in 1948. They were the first direct presidential elections since 1971. For the previous 15 years, presidents had been indirectly elected by the National Conference for Unification, an electoral college dominated by the governing party.
The elections took place following a series of protests and before the 1988 Summer Olympics, which would be held in Seoul.[2] Roh Tae-woo of the governing Democratic Justice Party won the elections with 37% of the vote. The two major opposition candidates, Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung, won over 55% of the vote between them. Voter turnout was 89%.
^Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
^Hyde, Georgie D.M. (1988-01-01). South Korea : education, culture, and economy. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312016662. OCLC 17386117.
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