Election: Republic of Korea

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President LEE Myung-bak

Head of Government: Prime Minister HAN Seung-soo

Assembly: South Korea has a unicameral National Assembly (Kukhoe) with 299 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.

In the National Assembly (Kukhoe), 243 members are elected in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 56 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms.