Lee Young-suk Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) 2nd United States Federal Election The ballot is stronger than the bullet - Abraham Lincoln Moon Jae-in, Candidate for US Presidential Election and rival to the Incumbent Candidate Lee Young-suk This week is considered as the most important and the most crowded week in the United States. As for this week, the United States held the largest Election in the world. About 4,000 candidates from six political parties run for the House, Senate and Presidential election, along with 400 candidates for Electoral College from 6 states. The international observers from global NGOs (such as Transparency International and Freedom House) and representatives from various countries were also invited to observe this large and fair election. One of the most common representatives to see is representatives from Basparian Democratic Republic. They are almost found in every voting ballot in the United States Meanwhile in the various Social Networking Services, the #ElectionDay and #VoteForFuture became a world-wide trending topic in twitter and other social networking services. About 12 Million tweets recorded on the E-Day according to statement from Corporate Communications Director of Twitter Inc. Richard Johnson when interviewed at his office on Digital Media City, Seoul Capital Area. Before the Election day, various researchers make a poll to predict the winner of this election. Most of them predicted that Social Democratic Party / Democrats will win this election with a landslide victory over the House, Senate and Presidency. The current President Lee Young-suk is estimated to continue his second term. Legislative Election, House of Representative and Senate The Election occurred for four days. Day one is the election for Representatives of the House of Representatives, Day two is the election for Senators of the Senate, Day three is for Presidential Election and Electoral College, and Day four is chances for Presidential Electors to pass their votes. The result will be announced on the next day. The Election procedures in the United States are a little different with elections at other nations. The Election used closed-proportional list, so the voters voted for a political party instead of a single candidate for House of Representatives and the Senate. Although, the voters were able to see the candidates nominated by each political party on their official website or at the Voting Ballot. The citizens who desire to vote only need to tap their Nexus Identity Card and enter the PIN (Personal Identification Number) of their Nexus Card on Electronic Ballot before give votes, or enter the number of your Nexus Identity Card in the election website (election-usa.us) if your State is using Internet Voting System before voting. Important note : There are different voting systems, 3 states were using Electronic Ballots and 3 states were using Internet Voting System. Citizens gave their votes according to system adopted on their state. In a Democratic state, the fools have right to vote for their rulers. In an Authoritarian state, the fools rule against the rights. Results of the 2nd Legislative Election Social Democratic Party / Democrats Political view : Center-left, Social Democracy, Social Liberalism, Social Progressivism, and Pro-Asianism Political slogan : Forward, Upward and Onward Together Party President : Kim Seo-hyeon House Floor Leader : Yamamoto Irozawa Senate Floor Leader : Akira Tamada Seats gained on House of Representative : 208 / 650 (32.00%) Seats gained on Senate : 37 / 120 (30.83%) Total seats on Congress : 245 / 770 (31.81%) Asian People’s Party / Republicans Political view : Center-right, Liberal Conservative, Economic Liberalism, Christian Democracy, and Pro-Asianism Political slogan : From the People, By the People, and For the People Party President : Tomoki Uchida House Floor Leader : Tsai Ing-wen Senate Floor Leader : Kim Young-jae Seats gained on House of Representative : 179 / 650 (27.53%) Seats gained on Senate : 21 / 120 (17.50%) Total seats on Congress : 200 / 770 (25.97%) Green Party / Greens Political view : Centre-left, Green politics, Social progressivism, Feminism, Innovationism, Green economy Political slogan : Green First, Rise Now! Party President : Karen Fujisawa House Floor Leader : Park Seung-nam Senate Floor Leader : Tadamori Nigata Seats gained on House of Representative : 109 / 650 (20.96%) Seats gained on Senate : 29 / 120 (24.16%) Total seats on Congress : 138 / 770 (17.92%) Liberal Democratic Party / Liberals Political view : Centrism, Classical Liberalism, Libertarianism, Pro-Asianism Political slogan : Larger Freedom for Larger Development Party President : Kazuo Tanabe House Floor Leader : Yasuo Fukuda Senate Floor Leader : Junichiro Koizumi Seats gained on House of Representative : 115 / 650 (17.69%) Seats gained on Senate : 19 / 120 (15.83%) Total seats on Congress : 134 / 770 (17.40%) Party of Asian Left / Leftists Political view : Left-wing politics, Left-wing populism, Democratic Socialism, Anti-militarism, Alter-globalization, Eco-socialism, Soft-Asia skepticism. Political slogan : Power through Equality, Not Economic Dominance Party President : Lee Dong-gun House Floor Leader : James Han Senate Floor Leader : Yoon Jae-woo Seats gained on House of Representative : 30 / 650 (4.61%) Seats gained on Senate : 13 / 120 (10.83%) Total seats on Congress : 43 / 770 (5.58%) Movement for Nations and Freedom / Nationalists Political view : Right wing, Protectionism, Souverainism, Traditional Nationalism, Anti-Immigration, Anti-Islam, Hard-Asia skepticism. Political slogan : Protect the Nation, Defend the Sovereignty! Party President : Richard Chen House Floor Leader : Paul Norosuke Senate Floor Leader : Wang Jihei Seats gained on House of Representative : 9 / 650 (1.38%) Seats gained on Senate : 1 / 120 (0.83%) Total seats on Congress : 10 / 770 (1.29%) Total seats on House of Representative : 650 / 100.00% Total seats on Senate : 120 / 100.00% Total seats on Congress : 770 / 100.00% Results of the 2nd Presidential Election As the United States is a presidential state, the Presidential Election is also held for same week but in different day. The Presidential election also used Electronic Ballots and Internet Voting System. The elect-President will be inaugurated by the Congress some next days. As for Presidential Election, the election is indirect in which citizens of the United States at least age 18 in one of the six states cast ballots for members of the U.S. Electoral College, known as electoral election. These electors then in turn cast direct votes, known as electoral votes, for President and Vice President. There are total 300 Electors from 6 States. In case there is a different between the result of popular votes and electoral votes, the Electors votes are considered as the legal result. Important note : The electors must not a member/affiliate of a political party. 1. Lee Young-suk / Lee Myung-bak Nominator : Social Democratic Party (SDP) Popular votes : 52.74% / 100.00% Electoral votes : 52.33% / 100.00% (157 Electors) 2. Moon Jae-in / Zhang Feihuan Nominator : Asian People’s Party (APP) Popular votes : 44.10% / 100.00% Electoral votes : 46.33% / 100.00% (139 Electors) 3. Yosuke Fujimori / Richard Chen Nominator : Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Popular votes : 3.16% / 100.00% Electoral votes : 1.33% / 100.00% (4 Electors) According to results of the election, the Social Democratic Party won a landslide victory over the House, the Senate and Presidency. In the previous election, the Social Democratic Party lost at the House and Senate although they won in the Presidential Election by nominated Lee Young-suk and Naruhito Ishizuka. It is the first landslide victory in the history of United States. The Economists and Business-world appreciated this result. The largest stock market in the world NASDAQ and KOSPI increased 45 points since it was opened, the largest increase in history ever recorded. Chairman of Samsung Group who also occupied as Chairman of the US Chamber of Commerce, Lee Kun-hee stated: It’s a bright day for the United States, we the people of United States voted for the bright future of our country. It’s not a victory for a political party or a candidate, but it is a victory for the people of United States. The inauguration will take place in the near future although there is no clear information regarding the time. It is likely to be held in the United States Capitol Building. 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