Democratic Party (South Korea)
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The Democratic Party was a political party of South Korea
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Formerly called the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP), or Saecheonnyeon Minju-dang (새천년민주당 in Korean), it changed its name to the present form on May 6, 2005.
returned to active politics following his retirement in 1992. The majority of the party's early supporters were former members of the Democratic Party, formed in 1991.
In the 1996 Parliamentary election the party managed to come a strong second, winning 79 seats. In the 1997 Presidential election Dae Jung won the Presidency with 40% of the vote.
In 2000, the party officially changed its name to the MDP, after it merged with the smaller New People Party led by Rhee In-je and a number of conservative minded politicians joined it. In the 2000 Parliamentary election the party came second winning 115 seats.
President Roh Moo-hyun
was elected as the party's candidate in 2002, but he subsequently left the party and his supporters formed the Uri Party
in 2003.
The MDP lost popularity when Roh was impeached in March 2004 by the National Assembly for illegal electioneering and incompetence charges with support from the Grand National Party
, losing 53 seats to a total of only 9 seats in the 2004 parliamentary election. Roh Moo-hyun was later re-instated by the Constitutional Court, and served as president until the end of his term.
In-je was elected the party's Presidential candidate by the delegates on October 14th, 2007 but received poor results in the election on December 19th: He obtained only 0.7% of the vote
On February 17, 2008 the party merged with the United New Democratic Party
to form the United Democratic Party.
bid.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Formerly called the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP), or Saecheonnyeon Minju-dang (새천년민주당 in Korean), it changed its name to the present form on May 6, 2005.
History
The party was formed in 1995 as the National Congress for New Politics after Kim Dae JungKim Dae Jung
Kim Dae-jung was President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003, and the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He came to be called the "Nelson Mandela of Asia" for his long-standing opposition to authoritarian rule.-Early life:...
returned to active politics following his retirement in 1992. The majority of the party's early supporters were former members of the Democratic Party, formed in 1991.
In the 1996 Parliamentary election the party managed to come a strong second, winning 79 seats. In the 1997 Presidential election Dae Jung won the Presidency with 40% of the vote.
In 2000, the party officially changed its name to the MDP, after it merged with the smaller New People Party led by Rhee In-je and a number of conservative minded politicians joined it. In the 2000 Parliamentary election the party came second winning 115 seats.
President Roh Moo-hyun
Roh Moo-hyun
Roh Moo-hyun GOM GCB was the 16th President of South Korea .Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for student activists in South Korea. His electoral career later expanded to a focus on overcoming regionalism in South Korean politics, culminating in his...
was elected as the party's candidate in 2002, but he subsequently left the party and his supporters formed the Uri Party
Uri Party
The Yeollin Uri Party , generally abbreviated to Uri Party , was the briefly ruling political party in South Korea with a centrist political ideology...
in 2003.
The MDP lost popularity when Roh was impeached in March 2004 by the National Assembly for illegal electioneering and incompetence charges with support from the Grand National Party
Grand National Party
The Grand National Party is a conservative political party in South Korea. Its Korean name, Hannara, has a double meaning as "Great National" and "Korean National." The GNP holds a majority of seats in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012....
, losing 53 seats to a total of only 9 seats in the 2004 parliamentary election. Roh Moo-hyun was later re-instated by the Constitutional Court, and served as president until the end of his term.
In-je was elected the party's Presidential candidate by the delegates on October 14th, 2007 but received poor results in the election on December 19th: He obtained only 0.7% of the vote
On February 17, 2008 the party merged with the United New Democratic Party
United New Democratic Party
The United New Democratic Party was a political party of South Korea. It was formed out of the Uri Party and its resulting splinter groups. Chung Dong-young was the UNDP candidate in the South Korean presidential election, 2007; he lost to Lee Myung-bak...
to form the United Democratic Party.
Candidates
This is a list of official pre-registered candidates that declared their 2007 presidentialSouth Korean presidential election, 2007
The 17th South Korean presidential election took place on 19 December 2007. The election was won by Lee Myung-bak of the Grand National Party, returning conservatives to the Blue House for the first time in ten years...
bid.
| Name | Occupation | Results | Notes |
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| Cho Sun-hyeong(조순형) | Member for Seongbuk-gu Seongbuk-gu Seongbuk-gu is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. It is located in the mid-north part of the city. The current Mayor is Seo Chan-gyo, who has been mayor since July 1, 2006.-Administrative divisions:... -eul |
led the impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun Roh Moo-hyun Roh Moo-hyun GOM GCB was the 16th President of South Korea .Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for student activists in South Korea. His electoral career later expanded to a focus on overcoming regionalism in South Korean politics, culminating in his... in 2004 |
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| Kim Min-seok(김민석) | Former Assembly member | Former Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... mayoral candidate in 2002 local body election(when Lee Myung Bak was elected that position) |
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| Lee In-je(이인제) | Member for Nonsan Nonsan Nonsan is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at . Nonsan is also called Nolmoi, meaning dusk or yellow mountain ; "Nonsan" means rice paddies + mountain.-History:... , Geumsan and Gyeryung |
Presidential candidate of election 1997 South Korean presidential election, 1997 The 15th South Korean Presidential Election took place on 19 December 1997.-Results:... |
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| Shin Guk-hwan(신국환) | Member for Munkyeong and Yecheon | Former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy of Roh's Administration Roh Moo-hyun Roh Moo-hyun GOM GCB was the 16th President of South Korea .Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for student activists in South Korea. His electoral career later expanded to a focus on overcoming regionalism in South Korean politics, culminating in his... |
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| Jang Sang(장 상) | Former leader of Democratic party | Former president of Ewha Womans University Ewha Womans University Ewha Womans University is a private women's university in central Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the city's largest institutions of higher learning and currently the world's largest female educational institute. It is one of the best-known universities in South Korea, and often considered to... |
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- Kim Yeong-hwan(김영환), former Assembly member and also former Minister of Science and Technology of the Kim Dae Jung AdministrationKim Dae JungKim Dae-jung was President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003, and the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He came to be called the "Nelson Mandela of Asia" for his long-standing opposition to authoritarian rule.-Early life:...
has been declared not to run its presidential primary on August 31, 2007
See also
- List of political parties in South Korea
- Politics of South KoreaPolitics of South KoreaPolitics of the Republic of Korea takes place in the framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the head of state, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and...
- Elections in South KoreaElections in South KoreaElections in South Korea are held on national level to select the President and the National Assembly.The president is directly elected for a single five-year term by plurality vote. The National Assembly has 299 members elected for a four-year term, 245 in single-seat constituencies and 54 members...
- Liberalism in South KoreaLiberalism in South KoreaThis article gives an overview of liberalism in South Korea. It is limited to liberal democratic parties with substantial support, mainly proven by having had a representation in parliament.-Introduction:...
- LiberalismLiberalismLiberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
- Contributions to liberal theoryContributions to liberal theoryIndividual contributors to classical liberalism and political liberalism are associated with philosophers of the Enlightenment. Liberalism as a specifically named ideology begins in the late 18th century as a movement towards self-government and away from aristocracy...
- Liberalism worldwideLiberalism worldwideThis article gives information on liberalism in diverse countries around the world. It is an overview of parties that adhere more or less to the ideas of political liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world....
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracyLiberal democracyLiberal democracy, also known as constitutional democracy, is a common form of representative democracy. According to the principles of liberal democracy, elections should be free and fair, and the political process should be competitive...
External links
- Democratic Party official site