Democratic Party
민주당
民主黨
AbbreviationMDP
PresidentKim Dae-jung (until 2002)
Founded
  • 20 January 2000[a]
  • May 6, 2005[b]
Dissolved27 June 2007
Merger ofNational Congress for New Politics
New People Party
Merged intoDemocratic Party (2007)
Headquarters25-4, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
Ideology
Political position
National affiliationAlliance of DJP (2000–2001)
Colours
  •   Blue green[c]
  •   Turquoise[d]
Democratic Party
Hangul
민주당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMinjudang
McCune–ReischauerMinjudang
Millennium Democratic Party
Hangul
새천년민주당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSaecheonnyeon Minjudang
McCune–ReischauerSaech'ŏnnyŏn Minjudang
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The Democratic Party (Korean: 민주당; Hanja: 民主黨; RR: Minjudang; DP) was a political party in South Korea. Formerly named Millennium Democratic Party (Korean: 새천년민주당; Hanja: 새千年民主黨; RR: Saecheonnyeonminjudang; MDP), it was renamed on May 6, 2005. After its dissolution, its members joined the Uri Party or the successor Democratic Party.

History

Logo of the Millennium Democratic Party

In 2000, the party officially founded, after it merged of National Congress for New Politics and New People Party led by Lee In-je and a number of conservative minded politicians joined it. In the 2000 Parliamentary election the party came second winning 115 seats.

Roh Moo-hyun was elected as president in 2002, but he subsequently left the party after he inaugurated as president and his supporters formed the Uri Party in 2003.

The MDP lost majority when Roh was impeached in March 2004 by the National Assembly for illegal electioneering and incompetence charges with support from the Grand National Party, losing 53 seats to a total of only 9 seats in the 2004 parliamentary election. Roh Moo-hyun was later re-instated by the Constitutional Court, and served as president until the end of his term.

By June 2007, much of the party joined the Uri Party, while the New People faction merged the party with the Central Reform United New Party to form a new Democratic Party.

Political position

The Democratic Party is a political party led by Kim Dae-jung individual charisma and is generally classified as "liberalism" (Korean: 자유주의) or "conservative liberalism" (Korean: 보수자유주의 or 보수적 자유주의).[1][2] Later in 2017, South Korea's centre-right conservative politician Ha Tae-keung said of Kim Dae-jung, "He devoted his life to democracy and the market economy in Korea", adding, "He is a big adult in the conservative camp".[3]

South Korean centrist conservative-liberal politician Sohn Hak-kyu said "the (Democratic Party of Korea's) DJ period was a complete 'centrist', but the Roh Moo-hyun government and the Moon Jae-in government were on the 'left-leaning' side". (For your information, "DJ" is an abbreviation for "Dae-jung".)[4]

Kim Dae-jung and the Democratic Party enacted the 'Domestic Violence Prevention Act' (Korean: 가정폭력금지법) and the 'Anti Male and Female Discrimination Act' (Korean: 남녀차별금지법), and established the 'Ministry of Gender Equality" (Korean: 여성부). Also, Kim Dae-jung himself was a feminist.[5] On the other hand, he pursued a typical conservative economic agenda and was called a "Neoliberal Revolutionist" (Korean: 신자유주의 혁명가).[6]

Presidential election primary

Candidates

This is a list of official pre-registered candidates that declared their 2007 presidential bid.

Name Occupation Results Notes
Cho Sun-hyeong(조순형) Member for Seongbuk-gu-eul led the impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun in 2004
Kim Min-seok(김민석) Former Assembly member Former Seoul mayoral candidate in 2002 local body election(when Lee Myung Bak was elected that position)
Lee In-je Archived 2021-12-07 at the Wayback Machine(이인제) Member for Nonsan, Geumsan and Gyeryung Presidential candidate of election 1997
Shin Guk-hwan(신국환) Member for Munkyeong and Yecheon Former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy of Roh's Administration
Jang Sang(장 상) Former leader of Democratic party Former president of Ewha Womans University

Election results

President

Election Candidate Votes % Result
2002 Roh Moo-hyun 12,014,277 48.9 Elected

Legislature

Election Leader Constituency Party list Seats Position Status
Votes % Seats +/- Votes % Seats +/- No. +/–
2000 Kim Dae-jung 6,780,625 35.87
96 / 227
 new
19 / 46
 new
115 / 273
 new 2nd Government
2004 Cho Soon-hyung 1,698,368 7.96
5 / 243
 Decrease 91 1,510,178 7.09
4 / 56
 Decrease 15
9 / 299
 Decrease 106 4th Opposition

Local

Election Metropolitan mayor/Governor Provincial legislature Municipal mayor Municipal legislature
2002
4 / 16
143 / 682
44 / 227
2006
2 / 16
80 / 733
20 / 230
276 / 2,888

See also

Notes

  1. ^ as Millennium Democratic Party
  2. ^ as Democratic Party
  3. ^ as Democratic Party
  4. ^ as Millennium Democratic Party

References

  1. ^ 조희연, ed. (1998). 한국의민주주의와사회운동: 비판・실천담론의복원과재구성을위하여. 당대. p. 52. ISBN 9788981630379. ... 90 년대 김대중 정부 는 ' 중도 보수적 자유주의 ' 적 성격 을 지니고 있다는 것이다 . ...
  2. ^ 조희연, ed. (2002). 국가 폭력, 민주주의 투쟁, 그리고 희생: 한국 민주주의 와 사회 운동 의 동학, 2. 함께 읽는 책. p. 503. ISBN 9788990369079. ... 김대중 과 국민 회의 의 집권 은 김영삼 세력 에 비해 상대적 으로 진보적 이라 할 수 있는 보수적 자유주의 세력 ...
  3. ^ "하태경 "DJ, 빨갱이 꼬리표 떼야…보수진영 어른으로 모셔야"" [Ha Tae-keung said, "Let's stop stigmatizing DJ as 'communist' ... We should treat him as an 'adult of the conservative camp'."]. Yonhap News Agency. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ "DJ 때 중도였던 민주당, 노무현·문재인 들어 좌편향 심화" [During the DJ period, the Democratic Party, which was in the centre (political position), became left-leaning after Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-in.]. JoongAng Ilbo. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ "한국 여성 평등史의 첫 장, 김대중이 있었다". Hankook Ilbo. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ^ "신자유주의 혁명가 김대중의 성공 그리고 한계". 시사IN. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ^ Kim Yeong-hwan announced not to run Archived 2008-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, Yonhap, Retrieved on August 31, 2007

External links

Millennium Democratic Party (2000–2005) / Democratic Party (2005–2007)
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