Countries / Asia
KOR
Elections in South Korea
presidential system
Next election
date to be confirmed
LJ
Lee Jae Myung live
Head of state & government - Democratic Party of Korea
In office since
4 June 2025
Party
Democratic Party of Korea
Region
Asia
Next election
-
Government
presidential system
Capital
Seoul
Population
51 466 201
Country facts
Legislature
National Assembly
Established
1948
Currency
won
Official language
Korean
Capital
Seoul
Region
Asia
Area
100,295 km2
Election history
3 June 2025presidential
South Korean presidential election
won: Lee Jae Myung
10 April 2024parliamentary
South Korean legislative election
turnout 64.0%
9 March 2022presidential
South Korean presidential election
won: Yoon Suk Yeol · turnout 77.1%
15 April 2020parliamentary
South Korean legislative election
turnout 66.2%
9 May 2017presidential
South Korean presidential election
won: Moon Jae-in
19 December 2012presidential
South Korean presidential election
won: Park Geun-hye · turnout 75.8%
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2025 - Lee Ju-ho Lee Jae Myung
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.