Grand Unified Democratic New Party 대통합민주신당 大統合民主新黨 | |
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Leader | Sohn Hak-kyu (last) |
Floor Leader | Kim Hyo-seok (last) |
Founded | 5 August 2007 |
Dissolved | 17 February 2008 |
Merger of | Uri Party |
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Merged into | United Democratic |
Headquarters | 15-16 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Ideology | Liberalism (South Korean) |
Political position | Centre[1] |
Colours | Orange |
Grand Unified Democratic New Party | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Daetonghapminjusindang |
McCune–Reischauer | Taet'onghapminjusindang |
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The Grand Unified Democratic New Party (GUDNP; Korean: 대통합민주신당; RR: Daetonghapminjusindang) was a political party of South Korea. It was formed out of the Uri Party and its resulting splinter groups. Chung Dong-young was the party's candidate in the 2007 South Korean presidential election; he lost to Lee Myung-bak. On February 17, 2008, the party merged with the Democratic Party to form the United Democratic Party.