김종필
The election was held under the influence of Coup d'état of 1979 and 1980. Major opposition political figures like Kim Young-sam was barred from running. Kim Dae-jung was arrested on May 17, 1980, and was a prisoner under death row, having been convicted of a fabricated charge of "inciting rebellion". Even the conservative Democratic Republican Party of Park Chung-hee was forcibly dissolved, and major figures like Kim Jong-pil was barred from running.