1978 South Korean presidential election
Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 6 July 1978, the second elections held under the Restoration Constitution, which gave the members of the National Conference for Unification the power to elect the president.
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2,581 members of the National Conference for Unification 1,291 votes needed to win | ||||||||||||||
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Votes of the National Conference for Unification
Park Chung-hee: 2577 Did not vote: 3 Invalid/Blank: 1 | ||||||||||||||
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The National Conference for Unification was elected on 18 May, and the newly sworn-in delegates proceeded to elect the president on 6 July. As in 1972, incumbent President Park Chung-hee was the only candidate. He was duly re-elected with the support of 2,577 of the 2,581 members. Park Chung Hee would continue in office for just over a year before his assassination on 26 October 1979 and the subsequent collapse of the Yushin regime.
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