1979 South Korean Presidential Election

Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 6 December 1979 following the assassination of Park Chung Hee on 26 October.

An unopposed ratification by a rubber-stamp electoral body under authoritarian rule. Recorded here as history, not as an election.

President before

Choi Kyu-hah (Acting)

Independent

Elected President

Choi Kyu-hah

Independent

Winning share

100.0%

Turnout

—

The result


Choi Kyu-hah	Independent	2,465	100.00%