Democratic Party (South Korea, 2007)
The Democratic Party (Korean: 민주당; Hanja: 民主黨; RR: Minjudang; DP) was a political party in South Korea. Formerly founded as the Centrist United Democratic Party (Korean: 중도통합민주당; Hanja: 民主黨; RR: Jungdotonghabminjudang; CUDP) after the merger of the Democratic Party (2005),[1] it merged with the Grand Unified Democratic New Party in February 2008.
Democratic Party 민주당 民主黨 | |
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| Founded | 27 June 2007 |
| Dissolved | 17 February 2008 |
| Merger of |
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| Merged into | United Democratic Party |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Blue green |
| Democratic Party | |
| Hangul | 민주당 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Minjudang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minjutang |
History edit
On 27 June 2007, the Democratic Party (2005) and New Party for Centrist Reform and Alliance merged and formed the Centrist United Democratic Party.
On August 13, 2007, the party changed its name to the Democratic Party.
In-je was elected the party's Presidential candidate by the delegates on 14 October 2007, but received poor results in the election on December 19: He obtained only 0.7% of the vote
On 18 February 2008, the party merged with the Grand Unified Democratic New Party to form the United Democratic Party.
Election results edit
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lee In-je | 160,708 | 0.68 | Not elected |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "민주당 당명 '환원'…로고도 '원상복구'". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-05.