Democratic Independent Party

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Democratic Independent Party
AbbreviationDemocratic Independent Party
ChairpersonHong Myong-hui
FounderAn Jae-hong,  [ko], Hong Myong-hui, , ,  [ko], Kim Won-yong
Founded19 October 1947 (1947-10-19)
Political positionCentrism
Democratic Independent Party
Hangul
민주독립당
Hanja
民主獨立黨
Revised RomanizationMinju Dongnipdang
McCune–ReischauerMinju Tongnipdang
[1][2]

Democratic Independent Party (Democratic Independent Party; Korean: 민주독립당; RR: Minju Dongnipdang) was a centrist political party in North and South Korea.[2][3] The party was established on 19 October 1947. Its initiators were An Jae-hong,  [ko], Hong Myong-hui, , ,  [ko] and Kim Won-yong.[1] Of them, Hong became the chairman of the party.[4] It participated in elections in North Korea from 1948 until at least 1962.[5]

Electoral history[]

Supreme People's Assembly elections[]

Supreme People's Assembly
Election Seats +/–
1948
20 / 572
 Increase 20
1957
1 / 215
 Decrease 19
1962
1 / 383
 Steady

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 민주독립당(民主獨立黨). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Suh 2001, p. 404.
  3. ^ Kim, Natalia (2014). "On the Origins of an Independent South Korean State: Separatism Versus a Policy of Unity". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2455863. ISSN 1556-5068.
  4. ^ "Korean Fatherland Front Holds Meeting". Hsinhua News Agency Release. Beijing: Hsinhua. 24 May 1956. p. 257. OCLC 472415849.
  5. ^ Suh 2001, pp. 404–405.

Works cited[]

  • Suh, Mark B. (2001). "Korea (Democratic People's Republic / North Korea)". In Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. 2. pp. 395–409. ISBN 0-19-924959-8.


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