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South Korea

South Korea

StaleSovereign state

South Korea

Primary executive

Stale
Lee Jae Myung
OriginalThis image has been extracted from another file · Republic of Korea from Seoul, Republic of Korea · CC BY-SA · Original

Lee Jae Myung

Head of state Active

President of the Republic of Korea · Principal · De jure

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Presidential republic · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of state
Why this office is primary
South Korea is a presidential republic. The president is both head of state and chief executive and leads the executive branch; the prime minister assists the president under the Constitution and is not a separate head of government.

Current policy issues

  1. 1Economic growth, jobs and household livelihoodsOffice of the President — Government policy priorities for 2026
  2. 2Artificial intelligence and semiconductor competitivenessOffice of the President — National artificial intelligence strategy briefing, Office of the President — Regional semiconductor, AI and energy projects
  3. 3Social safety and inclusive welfareOffice of the President — Government policy priorities for 2026
  4. 4Balanced regional development and energy infrastructureOffice of the President — Regional semiconductor, AI and energy projects

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
140
Active in source
98
Historical in source
2
parties shown
100
More parties (88)

Elections

Partial

2012 South Korean presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Dec 19, 2012

Completed

1987 South Korean presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Dec 16, 1987

Completed

1981 South Korean presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Feb 25, 1981

Completed

1971 South Korean presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Apr 27, 1971

Completed

1967 South Korean presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

May 3, 1967

Completed

1963 South Korean presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Oct 15, 1963

Completed

August 1960 South Korean presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Aug 12, 1960

Completed

1956 South Korean presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

May 15, 1956

Completed

1952 South Korean presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Aug 5, 1952

Completed

1948 South Korean presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Jul 20, 1948

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Sources

12

  1. 1Korean Law Information Center — Constitution of the Republic of Koreacitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Office of the President — President Lee Jae Myung profilecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3National Election Commission — Election system for the National Assemblycitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4National Election Commission — Election calendarcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5National Election Commission Election Museum — 21st presidential election resultcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6National Election Commission Election Museum — 22nd National Assembly election resultcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7Office of the President — Government policy priorities for 2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8Office of the President — National artificial intelligence strategy briefingcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9Office of the President — Regional semiconductor, AI and energy projectscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  10. 10WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  11. 11Wikimedia CommonsPER-FILE · Aug 9, 2026
  12. 12Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Eastern Asia

North Korea. Primary executive: Kim Jong-un. StaleSouth Korea. Primary executive: Lee Jae Myung. StaleMongolia. Primary executive: Uchral Nyam-Osor. Head of state: Khurelsukh Ukhnaa. StaleChina. Primary executive: Xi Jinping. StaleTaiwan. Primary executive: —. PartialJapan. Primary executive: Sanae Takaichi. Head of state: Naruhito. Stale
South KoreaPrimary executive: Lee Jae MyungStale
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Listed without map geometry (2)

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