Future Democratic Party

The Future Democratic Party (Korean: 미래민주당; Hanja: 未來民主黨; RR: Miraeminjoodang) is a liberal[3][4] political party in South Korea.

Future Democratic Party

미래민주당
LeaderChun Se-kyung
Founded11 March 2020[1]
(officially registered on 16 March 2020)
IdeologyLiberalism[2]
Social liberalism
Decentralization
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Colors  Sky blue
Seats in the National Assembly
0 / 300
Metropolitan mayor and Gubernatorial
0 / 17
Municipal Mayors
0 / 226
Seats within local government
0 / 2,926
Website
http://www.miraeminjoo.co.kr/main.php

History

On January 23, 2020, former Democratic Party of Korea member; Chun Se-kyung left the Democratic Party of Korea and announced his will to create a new party.[5] The party was officially founded on March 11, 2020[6] and officially registered with the National Election Commission on March 16, 2020. The party is made of mostly pro-Lee Jae-myung politicians; however, Lee Jae-myung himself has nothing to do with the party nor explicitly stated his support for the party.[7] The party ran two candidates for proportional representation in the 2020 South Korean legislative election.[8]

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