In this paper, we examine the extent to which a government's response to a pandemic affects election outcomes. Using … detailed data on South Korea's 21st legislative election, held in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, we find that a … the COVID infection rate been the same as the OECD average during the election period. Given that the observed result was …

, we show that the large business conglomerates, the chaebol, did not benefit from the unexpected conservative election …

This chapter explores how the Korean electoral management bodies (EMBs) and the election administration ensure the … the role of recognition, rights independence, and professionalism in securing the election administrations in the EMBs … fair and autonomous election management system do not differ significantly. Therefore, the institutional independence of …