National Assembly (South Korea)
The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, often shortened to the National Assembly, is the 300-member[1] unicameral national legislature of South Korea. Elections to the National Assembly are held every four years.
The latest legislative elections were held on 15 April 2020. It is made up of 253 of the assembly's seats, while the remaining 47 are picked by proportional representation. Members serve four-year terms.
National Assembly (South Korea) Media
The National Assembly Building in Seoul
This graph traces the recent origins of all six main political parties currently in the Republic of Korea. All of which have either split from or merged with other parties in the last four years. They have emerged from four main ideological camps, from Left to Right: Progressive (socialist), liberal, centrist, and conservative.
Allocation of seats within the electoral system. Red and green: parallel voting; 253 FPTP and 17 PR seats. Blue: additional member system for 30 seats
Notes
- ↑ Article 21, Clause 1 of the Election Law