
The 19th Presidential election or the 19th Presidential election in the Republic of Korea is the election by the vacancy to elect the 19th President of the Republic of Korea . The election date is May 4, 2017 and May 5, and the election date is May 9, 2017 . The president, who is elected on this day , will begin his term on May 10, the next day. President Park Geun-hye , elected in the 18th presidential election , lost the job title of the presidency at the National Assembly after the impeachment proposal on Dec. 9 was passed at the parliamentary session on December 9, On March 10, the Constitutional Court lost its presidency as a result of the decision to cite the impeachment proceedings , and early elections began in accordance with relevant laws and regulations that require early elections within 60 days.
Former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has resigned as a candidate for the presidency of the conservative camp in January. In the early days of the election campaign, the Democratic candidates, with the approval of the Democratic Party of 30 ~ 40%, became more popular, and the so - called 'door - inscription' composition was formed between the forces to check them. As a result, the voices of unification were continuously raised through the inscription agenda, but the candidates of the party did not lead to unification as they declared the rejection of unification and the completion of the presidential election. Therefore, the full-scale election campaign was held in the five-party confrontation between the five major party candidates of Moon Jae-in, Hong Joon - pyo , Ahn Cheol - su , Yoo Seung - min and Shim Sang - jung .

The 19th presidential election marks not only the first presidential election in May, but also the 13th nominee (the first registered candidate), the highest number of candidates ever registered. In the presidential election, the turnout rate was 26.1% in the first preliminary vote , and it was evaluated that the willingness of the citizens to participate in politics through the gates and candlelight vigils grew. On the other hand, the six presidential candidates' TV debates had a great impact, and the social media and entertainment campaigns showed different characteristics.