Corée du Sud Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: Seoul
coordonnées géographiques: 37 33 N, 126 59 E
différence de temps: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Fête de l'Indépendance

15 Aoüt 1945 (from Japan)

Fête nationale

Liberation Day, 15 Aoüt (1945)

Constitution

17 Juillet 1948; note - amended or rewritten nine times; current constitution approved on 29 Octobre 1987

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

19 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Président LEE Myung-bak (depuis 25 February 2008)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister HAN Seung-soo (depuis 29 February 2008)
cabinet: State Council appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendation
elections: president elected by popular vote for a single five-year term; election last held 19 December 2007 (next to be held on in December 2012); prime minister appointed by president with consent of National Assembly; deputy prime ministers appointed by president on prime minister's recommendation
election results: ROH Moo-hyun elected president on 19 December 2002; percent of vote - ROH Moo-hyun (MDP) 48.9%; LEE Hoi-chang (GNP) 46.6%; others 4.5%; LEE Myung-bak elected president on 19 December 2007; percent of vote - LEE Myung-bak (GNP) 48.7%; CHUNG Dong-young (UNDP) 26.1%); LEE Hoi-chang (independent) 15.1; others 10.1%