New Korea Party

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New Korea Party
신한국당
新韓國黨
LeaderLee Hoi-chang
PresidentKim Young-sam (1992–1997)
Founded
  • January 22, 1990 (1990-01-22)[a]
  • December 6, 1995 (1995-12-06)[b]
DissolvedNovember 21, 1997 (1997-11-21)
Merger of
Merged intoGrand National
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[3] to right-wing[4]
International affiliationInternational Democrat Union
Colors  Blue
New Korea Party
Hangul
신한국당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationShinhangukdang
McCune–ReischauerShinhankuktang
Democratic Liberal Party
Hangul
민주자유당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMinjujayudang
McCune–ReischauerMinjuchayutang

The New Korea Party (Korean신한국당; Hanja新韓國黨; RRShinhangukdang; MRShinhankuktang; NKP) 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 (Korean민주자유당; Hanja民主自由黨; RRMinjujayudang; MRMinjuchayutang; DLP). It was renamed to New Korea Party in 1995.[5]

In 1997, the NKP merged with the Democratic Party to form the Grand National Party.

Election results[edit]

President[edit]

Election Candidate Votes % Result
1992 Kim Young-sam 9,977,332 41.96 Elected

Legislature[edit]

Election Leader Votes % Seats Position Status
Constituency Party list Total +/–
1992 Roh Tae-woo 7,923,719 38.49
116 / 237
33 / 62
149 / 299
new 1st Government
1996 Kim Young-sam 6,783,730 34.52
121 / 253
18 / 46
139 / 299
Decrease 10 Opposition

Local[edit]

Election Metropolitan mayor/Governor Provincial legislature Municipal mayor
1995
5 / 15
335 / 875
70 / 230

Logos[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ as the Democratic Liberal Party
  2. ^ as the New Korea Party
  3. ^ Young-sam faction

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. ^ 경제정책 비교
  3. ^ The Political Reference Almanac, PoliSci Books, 2001, ISBN 9780967028613
  4. ^ 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, ..."
  5. ^ "Roh Tae-Woo - president of South Korea".