voting rights for foreign residents
South Korea amended its election law last August (2005) to allow foreigners to vote.
This amendment to the law allows 6,579 people, including 6,511 Taiwanese natives, to participate in mayoral, gubernatorial, and legislative elections.
Also, 51 Japanese, 8 Americans, 5 Chinese, and 2 Germans were eligible to vote.
First voting rights for permanent foreign residents in the May 31 local elections 상세보기|Notices Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan
Oh yeah, I had no idea.
Off topic.
The Taiwanese, known as "overseas Chinese," who reside throughout Korea, are thought to account for 95% of all permanent foreign residents.
Interesting that the Republic of Korea Embassy makes a distinction between Chinese and Taiwanese, and yet Taiwanese are the majority.
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