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2028 South Korean legislative election

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2028 South Korean legislative election
South Korea
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All 300 seats in the National Assembly
151 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
Democratic Jung Chung-rae 167
People Power Kwon Young-se 107
Rebuilding Korea Kim Sunmin (interim) 12
Reform Lee Jun-seok 3
Progressive Kim Jae-yeon 3
Basic Income Yong Hye-in 1
Social Democratic Han Chang-min 1
Independents 3[a]

Legislative elections are to be held in South Korea on 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.

Electoral system

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The National Assembly's 300 seats are elected by the following methods:[1][2]

The minimum voting age is set at 18.

Political parties

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Parties Leader Ideology Seats Status
Last election Before election
Democratic Party Jung Chung-rae Liberalism
161 / 300
167 / 300
Government
10 / 300
[b]
People Power Party Kweon Seong-dong Conservatism
90 / 300
107 / 300
Opposition
18 / 300
[c]
Rebuilding Korea Party Kim Sunmin (interim) Liberalism
12 / 300
12 / 300
Opposition
Reform Party Lee Jun-seok Conservatism
3 / 300
3 / 300
Opposition
Progressive Party Yoon Jong-o [ko] Progressivism
3 / 300
3 / 300
Opposition
New Future Democratic Party Jun Byung-hun [ko] Centrist reformism
1 / 300
0 / 300
Opposition
Basic Income Party Oh Jun-ho [ko] Universal basic income
2 / 300
[d]
1 / 300
Opposition
Social Democratic Party Han Chang-min [ko] Social democracy
1 / 300
Opposition

Opinion polls

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LOESS curve for the 2028 South Korean legislative election with a 14-day average

Notes

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  1. ^ including Speaker of the National Assembly, Woo Won-shik
  2. ^ As the Democratic Alliance of Korea satellite party and two affiliated independents.
  3. ^ As the People Future Party satellite party.
  4. ^ As the New Progressive Alliance coalition

References

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  1. ^ "A Guide to South Korea's 2024 National Assembly Election". Korea Economic Institute of America. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ Seung-yeon, Kim (27 March 2024). "April elections campaign to kick off as parties race for crucial votes". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.