New Korea Party

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New Korea Party
신한국당
LeaderLee Hoi-chang
PresidentKim Young-sam (1992-1997)
Founded22 January 1990 (as Democratic Liberal Party)
1995 (as New Korea Party)
Dissolved21 November 1997
Merger ofDemocratic Justice Party
Reunification Democratic Party
Merged intoGrand National Party
IdeologyConservatism[1]
Anti-communism[1]
Economic liberalism
Political positionCentre-right[2] to right-wing[3]
International affiliationInternational Democrat Union
ColorsBlue, White
New Korea Party
Hangul
신한국당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationShin Han-gukdang
McCune–ReischauerShin Han-kuktang
Democratic Liberal Party
Hangul
민주자유당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMinju Ja-yudang
McCune–ReischauerMinju Cha-yutang
DLP
Hangul
민자당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMinjadang
McCune–ReischauerMinchatang

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]

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 Kim Young-sam 1996-05-01.png 9,977,332 42.0% Elected Green tickY

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% Decrease170 seats; Minority Governing Roh Tae-woo
1996
139 / 299
 6,783,730 34.5% Decrease10 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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 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
  2. ^ The Political Reference Almanac, PoliSci Books, 2001
  3. ^ 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, ..."
  4. ^ "Roh Tae-Woo - president of South Korea".
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