South Korean presidential election, August 1960

Republic of Korea presidential election, August 1960

12 August 1960

Nominee Yun Bo-seon Kim Chang Sook Party Democratic Party Independent Electoral vote 208 29 Percentage 82.2% 11.5%

President before election Heo Jeong (acting) Democratic Party Elected President Yun Bo-seon Democratic Party

Indirect presidential elections were held in South Korea on 12 August 1960, which saw the election of Yun Bo-seon as President of the Republic of Korea. Held after the April Revolution which had forced the resignation of Syngman Rhee, they were the only such elections to be held during the Second Republic, which folded after Park Chung Hee's May Coup the next year. The elections was indirect, with a joint session of the House of Commons and Senate, which had been elected in June, acting as an electoral college. The winning candidate required the assent of two thirds of the members of both houses.^[1] Yun Bo-seon was elected with 82.2% of the vote, standing for the Democratic Party and representing its "Old Guard" faction. His closest competitor was Kim Chang Sook, a Confucian leader, who received 11.5%.^[1]

Results

References

See also

• Prime Ministers of South Korea
• List of Prime Ministers of South Korea

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