What was the result of South Korea’s 2020 legislative election for Moon Jae-In’s Democratic coalition?

In South Korea’s April 2020 legislative election, the Democratic coalition led by Moon Jae-In achieved a resounding midterm victory. The coalition won 180 of the 300 available seats in the National Assembly, marking the largest legislative majority in the country since its transition to democracy in 1987.12

This electoral success was largely attributed to Moon’s effective mobilization of the nation’s public health apparatus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly boosted his popularity. The election saw high levels of civic engagement, with voter turnout exceeding 66 percent, the highest rate of participation in a South Korean legislative election in nearly three decades.12