Politics of South Korea

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Template:Politics of South Korea Politics of South Korea takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature and comprises a Supreme Court, appellate courts, and a Constitutional Court.

1 Executive branch
2 Legislative branch
3 Political parties and elections
4 Political pressure groups and leaders
5 Judicial branch
6 Administrative divisions
7 International organization participation
8 See also
9 External links

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Executive branch

Template:Office-table |President |Roh Moo-hyun, 노무현 |Uri Dang |25 February 2003 |- |Prime Minister |vacant | | |} The president is elected by popular vote for a single five-year term. He appoints the prime minister and on the latter recommendation the State Council. The president was suspended from March 12 to May 14, 2004 while the Constitutional Court deliberated Roh's impeachment vote in the National Assembly.

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Legislative branch

The National Assembly (국회, 國會, Gukhwe) has 299 members, elected for a four year term, 243 members in single-seat constituencies and forty six members by proportional representation.

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Political parties and elections

Template:Elect South Korea elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly (Gukhwe) has 299 members, elected for a four year term, 243 members in single-seat constituencies and forty six members by proportional representation. Template:South Korean parliamentary election, 2004 Template:Main Template:South Korean presidential election, 2002 Template:Main Before the April 2004 election, the GNP had 146 seats, the MDP 62 seats, the Uri Party 47 seats and the ULD 5 seats in the 273-seat Assembly. 2 seats were vacant and there were 10 independents. The MDP was renamed to Democratic Party in 2005. Furthermore, the Uri Party lost seats in by-elections held in April and October of 2005.

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Political pressure groups and leaders

Federation of Korean Industries
Federation of Korean Trade Unions
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
Korean National Council of Churches
Korean Traders Association
Korean Veterans' Association
National Council of Labor Unions
National Democratic Alliance of Korea
National Federation of Farmers' Associations
National Federation of Student Associations

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Judicial branch

The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature and comprises a Supreme Court, appellate courts, and a Constitutional Court.

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Administrative divisions

(Main article: Administrative divisions of South Korea. For historical information, see Provinces of Korea and Special cities of Korea)

One Special City (Teukbyeolsi, Capital City), six Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi, singular and plural, A city with more than one million residents can become this one.), and nine Provinces (Do, singular and plural).