Next South Korean legislative election
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Legislative elections are to be held in South Korea no later than 12 April 2028. All 300 members of the National Assembly will be elected, 254 from first-past-the-post constituencies and 46 from proportional party lists.
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No later than 12 April 2028
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Electoral system
The National Assembly's 300 seats are elected by the following methods:[1][2]
- 254 constituency seats are elected via first-past-the-post voting
- 46 seats are elected by proportional representation via the additional member system and largest remainder method.
The minimum voting age is set at 18.
Political parties
| Parties | Leader | Ideology | Seats | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last election | Before election | |||||
| Democratic Party | Kim Min-seok | Liberalism | 161 / 300 |
161 / 300 |
Government | |
10 / 300 [b] | ||||||
| People Power Party | Jang Dong-hyeok | Conservatism | 90 / 300 |
110 / 300 |
Opposition | |
18 / 300 [c] | ||||||
| Rebuilding Korea Party | Shin Jang-sik (acting) | Liberalism | 12 / 300 |
12 / 300 |
Opposition | |
| Progressive Party | Kim Jae-yeon | Progressivism | 3 / 300 |
4 / 300 |
Opposition | |
| Reform Party | Chun Ha-ram (acting) | Conservatism | 3 / 300 |
3 / 300 |
Opposition | |
| Basic Income Party | Oh Jun-ho | Universal basic income | 2 / 300 [d] |
1 / 300 |
Opposition | |
| Social Democratic Party | Han Chang-min | Social democracy | 1 / 300 |
Opposition | ||
| New Future Democratic Party | Jun Byung-hun | Centrist reformism | 1 / 300 |
0 / 300 |
Opposition | |
Opinion polls
Notes
- including Speaker of the National Assembly, Woo Won-shik
- As the Democratic Alliance of Korea satellite party and two affiliated independents.
- As the New Progressive Alliance coalition