1997 South Korean presidential election

1997 South Korean presidential election
18 December 1997
Turnout80.65% ( 1.24pp)
 
Nominee Kim Dae-jung Lee Hoi-chang Lee In-je
Party National Congress Grand National New National
Popular vote 10,326,275 9,935,718 4,925,591
Percentage 40.27% 38.75% 19.21%
President before election

Kim Young-sam
Independent

 Elected President

Kim Dae-jung
National Congress

Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 18 December 1997. The result was a victory for opposition candidate Kim Dae-jung, who won with 40% of the vote. When he took office in 1998, it marked the first time in Korean history that the ruling party peacefully transferred power to the opposition party.

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