Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 9 March 2022. Under the South Korean constitution, presidents are restricted to a single five-year term, meaning that incumbent president Moon Jae-in
South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol portrait
Lee Jae myung, 2021
The incumbent in 2022, Moon Jae-in. His term expired on 10 May.
Lee Nak-yeon (announced 5 July 2021)
An early presidential election was held in South Korea on 9 May 2017. The elections were conducted in a single round, on a first-past-the-post basis. Originally scheduled for 20 December 2017, the ele
2022 South Korean presidential election
…Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party defeated Hong Joon-pyo of the Liberty Korea Party and Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Party by a wide margin in the May 2017 election, bringing the Democrats back to power after nine years. After three years in office, Moon's position was strengthened by his party's victory in the…
President Moon Jae In
Yoo Seong min in Gangneung
Sim Sang jung taking a commemorative photo with the Speaker of the National Assembly
The acting incumbent in 2017, Hwang Kyo-ahn. His term expired on May 10.