August 1960 South Korean presidential election

August 1960 South Korean presidential election

← March 1960 12 August 1960 1963 →
263 members of the National Assembly 176 votes needed to win
Nominee Yun Posun Kim Chang-sook Party Democratic Independent Electoral vote 208 29
President before election Paek Nak-chun (acting) Independent Elected President Yun Posun Democratic

Indirect presidential elections were held in South Korea on 12 August 1960, which saw the election of Yun Posun as President of the Republic of Korea, a ceremonial political position in the Second Republic. Held after the April Revolution which had forced the resignation of Syngman Rhee, it was the only presidential election to be held during the short era of the Second Republic, as the Republic folded after Park Chung-hee's May Coup the next year. The election was indirect, with a joint session of the House of Commons and Senate, which had been elected in July, acting as the electors. The winning candidate required the assent of two thirds of the members of both houses.^[1]