1972 South Korean Presidential Election
The Yushin ratification23 December 1972 · Yushin and the Fifth Republic
Presidential elections were held in South Korea in December 1972 following the promulgation of the Yushin Constitution, which created the National Conference for Unification, a body whose functions included being an electoral college for presidential elections.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Vietnam War (1965–1973). Conflicts →
An unopposed ratification by a rubber-stamp electoral body under authoritarian rule. Recorded here as history, not as an election.
President before
Park Chung-hee
Democratic Republican
President (re-elected)
Park Chung-hee
Democratic Republican
Winning share
100.0%
Turnout
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The result
Park Chung-hee
Democratic Republican Party · 2,357 votes
100.00%
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