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Asia > Korea, South > Democracy

KOREAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 5 [40th of 140]
Electoral system
parallel: first-past-the-post
Electoral system type semi-proportional
Female candidacy 1,948 [82nd of 161]
Female ministers 0% [117th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 5.9% [129th of 157]
Female suffrage 1948
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality No
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 1.3% [80th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 57.2% [125th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 19,156,500 [19th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 55.7 [78th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 33,482,400 [20th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 34,364,700 [20th of 163]
Presidential elections > Invalid votes 1.5% [43rd of 61]
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout 80.6% [19th of 86]
Presidential elections > Total vote 26,041,900 [9th of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 92.5 [4th of 82]
Presidential elections > Voter registration 32,290,400 [10th of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 28,160,000 [12th of 91]

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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Korea, South, Republic of Korea, South Korea, Taehan-min'guk, korea, republic of, korea, rep. of, korea-south, SKOREA, Korea Republic, Korean Republic, Korea (Rep.), Korea

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