 Despite Kim's refusal to take any part in a South-only government and therefore in this election, 13 members cast their votes for Kim.In the event, Kim's split allowed Rhee to consolidate power over NARRKI and, in 1951, form the Liberal Party, enabling his rule over South Korea until the April Revolution in 1960.In order to be elected, a candidate had to receive at least two-thirds of the votes cast, including blank and invalid ballots.