Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)

"Minjoo" redirects here. For the other parties, see Minjudang. For the given name, see Min-ju.

Democratic Party
더불어민주당
AbbreviationDP / DPK
LeaderLee Jae-myung[1]
Secretary-GeneralKim Yoon-deok
Floor LeaderPark Chan-dae
Chair of the Policy Planning CommitteeJin Seong-jun
Founded26 March 2014 (2014-03-26)[a]
Merger of
Headquarters7, Gukhoe-daero 68-gil, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul
Think tankThe Institute for Democracy
Youth wingDemocratic Party of Youth
Membership (2022)Decrease 4,849,578[2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Satellite partyPlatform Party[f]
Electoral allianceDemocratic Alliance of Korea[g]
Colours
  •   Blue[h][3]
  • Historical:
  •   Sea blue[i][4]
Slogan국민과 더불어
('Together with the people')
National Assembly
170 / 300
Metropolitan mayors and governors
5 / 17
Municipal mayors
71 / 226
Provincial and metropolitan councillors
322 / 872
Municipal councillors
1,355 / 2,960
Website
theminjoo.kr Edit this at Wikidata

The Democratic Party (DPK; Korean: 더불어민주당, lit. 'Together Democratic Party'), formerly known as the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD; 새정치민주연합), is a centrist-liberal[10] South Korean political party. The DPK and its rival, the People Power Party (PPP), form the two major political parties of South Korea.

Democratic Party
Hangul
Hanja
더불어民主黨
Revised RomanizationDeobureo Minjudang
McCune–ReischauerTŏburŏ Minjudang
New Politics Alliance for Democracy
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSaejeongchi Minju Yeonhap
McCune–ReischauerSaejŏngch'i Minju Yŏnhap

The NPAD was founded on 26 March 2014 out of a merger between the Democratic Party and the preparatory committee of the New Political Vision Party (NPVP) led by Ahn Cheol-soo. The party changed its name to the Democratic Party on 28 December 2015. In 2022, the Democratic Party, the Open Democratic Party,[11] and New Wave[12] merged to form a big tent party.[13][14]

  1. ^ Seo, Ji-eun (28 August 2022). "Lee Jae-myung takes control of DP". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ^ National Election Commission. 2022년도 정당의 활동개황 (in Korean). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ Democratic Party. 더불어민주당 로고(Logo of the Democratic Party) (in Korean). Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ^ Park, Cheoljoong (16 March 2014). 바다파랑 '새정치민주연합', 썩지 않는 바다처럼 (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  5. ^ Steven Borowiec (24 February 2016). "South Korean lawmakers try first filibuster since 1969 to block anti-terrorism bill". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019. In recent years, the main liberal party, now the Minjoo Party, has changed its name, and had many high-profile members defect amid infighting and electoral defeats.
  6. ^ Jesús Velasco (4 July 2019). American Presidential Elections in a Comparative Perspective: The World Is Watching. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 154. ISBN 978-1498557580.
  7. ^ "South Korean President Moon Says Open to North Korea Visit". Voice of America. 10 April 2017. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  8. ^ "South Korea Is a Liberal Country Now". Foreign Policy. 16 April 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  9. ^ "South Korea: Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon found dead in apparent suicide". Deutsche Welle. 10 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021. Park Won-soon was a member of President Moon Jae-in's liberal Democratic Party and had been touted for a run at becoming South Korea's president in the country's next national elections in 2022.
  10. ^ [5][6][7][8][9]
  11. ^ 민주당, '열린민주당 합당' 당원 투표 10일 종료. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  12. ^ 새로운물결, 내일 민주당과 합당 선언···김동연 출마지 결심도 임박?. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  13. ^ 더불어민주당, 열린민주당과 합당...대선 승리 위해 빅텐트. m.raythep.com/. 26 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  14. ^ 민주당 '정치개혁 빅텐트'로 추격전략…안철수·심상정·김동연에 '손짓'. 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.


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