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Roh Moo-hyun
United New Democratic
The 17th South Korean presidential election took place on 19 December 2007. The election was won by Lee Myung-bak of the Grand National Party, returning conservatives to the Blue House for the first time in ten years. Lee defeated United New Democratic Party candidate Chung Dong-young and independent candidate Lee Hoi-chang by the largest margin since direct elections were reintroduced in 1987. It also marked the first time a president-elect in Korea was under investigation by a prosecutor. Voter turnout was 63.0%, an all-time low according to the National Election Commission.
This list of dates are the major events managed by the NEC (National Election Commission).
On this election, there were three liberal parties contested.
Chung Dong-young was elected as the official candidate of the party on October 14, 2007.