August 1960 South Korean presidential election

August 1960 South Korean presidential election

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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]

  1. ^ Korea Affairs Institute. The Voice of Korea, Vols. 16–19. p. 14.