Democratic Nationalist Party (South Korea)

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Democratic Nationalist Party
민주국민당
民主國民黨
Founded1949
Dissolved1955
Preceded byKorea Democratic Party
Succeeded byDemocratic Party
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
IdeologyLiberal democracy
Anti-communism
Korean nationalism
Conservatism (de facto)[A]
Political positionRight-wing[1]
^ A: The DNP belongs to the Minjudangkye liberal party genealogy, not the pro-Rhee conservative party genealogy of South Korea, but the actual political stance at the time was right-wing conservative.
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The Democratic Nationalist Party (Korean: 민주국민당, Minju Gukmin Dang, DNP) was a conservative political party in South Korea.

History[]

The DNP was established on 10 February 1949 as a merger of the Korea Democratic Party and groups that supported (who headed a youth organisation) and Shin Ik-hee (a member of the National Association), with the new party holding 70 of the 200 seats in the Assembly.[2] It supported the creation of a parliamentary republic, and in 1950 proposed a constitutional amendment to this effect, although it was defeated in the Assembly.[2]

In the 1950 parliamentary elections the party received the highest share of the vote, although at 9.8%, it won only 24 of the 210 seats in a parliament dominated by independents.[2] It nominated Yi Si-yeong as its candidate for the 1952 presidential elections; he finished third with 11% of the vote.

The 1954 parliamentary elections saw the party's vote share fall to 7.9% as it was reduced to 15 seats. In 1955 it was succeeded by the Democratic Party.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "민주국민당(民主國民黨)". 한국민족문화대백과사전 (Encyclopedia of Korean Culture) (in Korean). Retrieved 4 November 2021. 1949년 2월 한국민주당과 대한국민당이 중심이 되어 결성한 우익정당. [It is a right-wing party formed in February 1949, centered on the Korean Democratic Party and the Korean Nationalist Party.]
  2. ^ a b c d Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp666–667
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