New Korea Party
The New Korea Party (신한국당, Shin Hanguk-dang) was founded by the merging of Roh Tae-woo's Democratic Justice Party, Kim Young Sam's Reunification Democratic Party and Kim Jong-pil's New Democratic Republican Party to form the Democratic Liberal Party (민주자유당, Minju Ja-yudang). It was renamed the New Korea Party (NKP) in 1995.[4]
New Korea Party 신한국당 | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Lee Hoi-chang |
| President | Kim Young-sam (1992-1997) |
| Founded | 22 January 1990 (as Democratic Liberal Party) 1995 (as New Korea Party) |
| Dissolved | 21 November 1997 |
| Merger of | Democratic Justice Party Reunification Democratic Party New Democratic Republican Party |
| Merged into | Grand National Party |
| Ideology | Conservatism[1] Anti-communism[1] Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right[2] to right-wing[3] |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| Colors | Blue, White |
| New Korea Party | |
| Hangul | 신한국당 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Shin Han-gukdang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Shin Han-kuktang |
| Democratic Liberal Party | |
| Hangul | 민주자유당 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Minju Ja-yudang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minju Cha-yutang |
| DLP | |
| Hangul | 민자당 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Minjadang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minchatang |
In 1997, the NKP merged with the United Democratic Party to form the Grand National Party.
DLP logo (1990-1995)
Election results
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Kim Young-sam |  |
9,977,332 | 42.0% | Elected  |
Legislative elections
| Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Status | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 149 / 299 |
7,923,719 | 38.5% |  170 seats; Minority |
Governing | Roh Tae-woo |
| 1996 | 139 / 299 |
6,783,730 | 34.5% | 10 seats; Minority |
Governing | Kim Young-sam |
Local elections
| Election | Metropolitan mayor/Governor | Provincial legislature | Municipal mayor | Municipal legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5 / 15 |
284 / 875 |
70 / 230 |
References
- Kim, Byung-kook (2008), "Defeat in victory, victory in defeat: the Korean conservatives in democratic consolidation", Political Transitions in Dominant Party Systems: Learning to lose, Routledge, p. 170
- The Political Reference Almanac, PoliSci Books, 2001
- Sun-Chul Kim (2004). Protracted Transition and Popular Contention: South Korean Democratization from a Comparative Perspective. "... in the creation of a right-wing United Liberal Democrats and the New Korea Party, ..."
- "Roh Tae-Woo - president of South Korea".
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