Candidate Rhee, Syng-man’s Campaign Material for the 3rd Presidential Election Provided by the Democratic Public Society
Promotion Material by Liberal Party for its selection of Rhee, Syng-man and Lee, Gi-boong as its Presidential and Vice presidential candidate respectively
Wall Notice of the Campaign Speech of Lee, Bum-seok
Vehicle-based Election Campaigns by Candidates Rhee, Syng-man and Lee, Gi-boong
Campaign Material for Rhee, Syng-man and Lee, Gi-boong
Shin, Ik-hee,Campaign Material for Jang, Myun
Handout Calling for Resignation of Vice Presidential Candidate Jang, Myun
Statement by Rhee, Syng-man on Nominating Lee, Gi-boong as His Running Mate
Appeal Letter for Support of Lee, Bum-seok
The Rhees at a Polling Station
Scene at a Polling Booth for the 3rd Presidential and 4th Vice Presidential Elections
Ballot Counting for the 3rd Presidential and 4th Vice Presidential Elections
May 15, 1956 (Tue.) The 3rd Presidential and 4th Vice Presidential Elections
On November 19, 1954, the so-called “Rounding-Off” constitutional amendment bill of the ROK was passed by the ruling party on its own, after the ruling party’s peremptory reversal of the vote decision amid brawls between the ruling and opposition parties accompanying the opposition camps’ general walkout. According to the amendment, the first president was able to run for a third term. The 3rd presidential and 4th vice presidential elections took place on May 15, 1956. There was little change in the Election Act other than abolition of the prohibition on serving more than two consecutive terms of presidential service. In the election, the Liberal Party nominated Rhee, Syng-man as a presidential candidate and Lee, Gi-boong as a vice presidential candidate. The Democratic Party put up Shin, Ik-hee and Jang, Myun as candidates, and the Progressive Party Promotion Committee nominated Cho, Bong-am and Park, Gi-chool. While the opposition parties attempted to nominate a single candidate in order to stand up to the ruling party together, their negotiation ended up in failure. To make matters worse for the Democratic Party, Shin, Ik-hee, who was close rival to Rhee, Syng-man, faced a sudden death in a train in the early morning of May 5 on his way to a campaign trail in a town in the Southern region. Finally, the Liberal Party candidate Rhee, Syng-man took office. Beating everyone’s expectation, however, candidate Jang, Myun from the Democratic Party was elected as the vice-president.
