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2002 South Korean Presidential Election

19 December 2002 · Democratisation

President Kim Dae-jung's National Congress for New Politics (NCNP) re-branded itself to Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) in 2000, but was struggling as it had been defeated by the Grand National Party (GNP) in both the 2000 legislative election and the 2002 local elections.

President before

Kim Dae-jung

Independent

Elected President

Roh Moo-hyun

Millennium Democratic

Winning share

48.9%

Turnout

70.8%

The result

Roh Moo-hyunMillennium Democratic Party12,014,27748.91%
Lee Hoi-changGrand National Party11,443,29746.59%
Kwon Young-ghilDemocratic Labor Party957,1483.90%
Lee Han-dongOne National People Unite74,0270.30%
Kim Gil-sooFatherland Defenders Party51,1040.21%
Kim Yeong-gyuSocialist Party22,0630.09%