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1978 South Korean legislative election
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Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 12 December 1978 to elect 154 members of the National Assembly.[1] Another 77 members appointed by President Park Chung-hee were indirectly elected by the National Conference for Unification on 21 December 1978.[2]
Quick Facts 154 of the 231 seats in the National Assembly 78 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
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Despite garnering 169,000 fewer popular votes than the opposition New Democratic Party, the ruling Democratic Republican Party won a supermajority victory with 68 of the 154 elected seats in the National Assembly and an additional 77 members appointed by President Park. Voter turnout was 77.1%.