Democratic Party (South Korea, 1991)
Democratic Party 민주당 Đảng Dân Chủ | |
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| Abbreviation | DP |
| President | Kim Dae-jung(1991-1992) |
| Founded | 16 September 1991 |
| Dissolved | 21 December 1995 |
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| Merged into | United Democratic |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centretocentre-left |
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TheDemocratic Party(Korean:민주당;Hanja:Đảng Dân Chủ;RR:Minjudang;DP) was a political party ofSouth Koreafrom 1991 to 1995.
History
[edit]The party was formed by the merger ofNew Democratic Unionist Party(NDUP) ofKim Dae-jung,andDemocratic PartyofLee Ki-taek(aka Little Democrats), as a part of the opposition union. During that time, NDUP, the main opposition, faced a difficulties after they lost in1991 local elections.Little Democratic Party, a splinter group formed by the dissidents ofKim Young-sam'sUnited Democratic Party,was struggling with its few seats.
On 16 September 1991, both parties declared to be combined and re-founded as Democratic Party.[1]Both Kim Dae-jung (DJ; Chairman of NDUP) and Lee Ki-taek (KT; Chairman of Little Democrats), was elected as the Co-Presidents of the new party.[1]
Prior to thepresidential election in 1992,DJ defeated Lee and elected as the party's presidential candidate. He was widely criticised for calling rural voters as "pro-Democratic Liberal Party(DLP; the then ruling party) "and/or" pro-Roh Tae-woo",[2]and lost to DLP's Kim Young-sam. DJ subsequently resigned his party presidency and retired from the politics.[3]KT then solely elected as the new president on 11 March 1993.[4]
The party then absorbedNew Korea PartyofLee Jong-chanin the early 1995,[5]and won thelocal elections in 1995.[6]However, shortly after, DJ officially returned to politics, and conflicts were sparked.[7]The party's pro-DJ factions, not excluding DJ himself, left and founded a new party, namedNational Congress for New Politics(NCNP).[8]On 21 December, the party merged withNew Party for Reform,and re-built asUnited Democratic Party,who then became one of the predecessor of the incumbentLiberty Korea Party.
Leadership
[edit]Party Presidents
[edit]| No. | President(s) | Period |
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| 1 | 16 September 1991 – 11 March 1993[a] | |
| 2 | Lee Ki-taek | 11 March 1993 – 28 August 1995 |
| 3 | 29 August 1995 – 14 December 1995 |
- ^Kim Dae-jung resigned on 18 December 1992 due to the election defeats.
Election results
[edit]President
[edit]| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Kim Dae-jung | 8,041,284 | 29.17 | Not elected |
Legislature
[edit]| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Position | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Party list | Total | ||||||
| 1992 | 6,004,578 | 29.2 | 75 / 237
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22 / 62
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97 / 299
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2nd | Opposition | |
Local
[edit]| Election | Leader | Metropolitan mayor/Governor | Provincial legislature | Municipal mayor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Lee Ki-taek | 4 / 15
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390 / 970
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84 / 230
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References
[edit]- ^ab"민주당 공식출범".16 September 1991.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"후보가 유세장서 “유권자 비판” ".5 December 1992.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"김대중씨" 정계은퇴 선언 "안팎".19 December 1992.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"민주당 새대표 이기택씨".12 March 1993.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"민주, 새한국당—재야 통합 전당대회".25 February 1995.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"부산 văn chính tú 경남 kim hách khuê 씨 당선".28 June 1995.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"민주, 새한국당—재야 통합 전당대회".18 July 1995.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"새정치국민회의 창당…제1야당 출범 김대통령에 회담 제의".6 September 1995.Retrieved9 September2019.
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