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1988–1991 political party in South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hankyoreh Democratic Party (Korean: 한겨레민주당; Hanja: 한겨레民主黨; RR: Han'gyeoreminjudang; MR: Hankyorehminjutang; lit. One Nation Democratic Party, HDP) was a political party of South Korea from 1988 to 1991.
Hankyoreh Democratic Party 한겨레민주당 한겨레民主黨 | |
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Abbreviation | HDP, Hankyoreh |
Founded | 6 April 1988 |
Dissolved | 13 March 1991 |
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Political position | Centre-left |
Colours | Peach |
The party was formed in 1988 as the alternative for 2 main oppositions ― Reunification Democratic Party and Peace Democratic Party. The original name was National Democratic Party (민족민주당), but changed as "sounds like an extremist".[1] Most of members were the crucial figure of the League of National Democratic Youth and Students in 1970s.
The formation took on 17 February 1988,[2] and officially on 29 March.[3] Ye Chun-ho was elected as the Permanent President.[4]
The party participated in 1988 election.[5] Nevertheless, all candidates from party leadership i.e. Ye Chun-ho, Cho Soon-hyung, Goh Young-gu, Yoo In-tae, and so on were lost. Park Hyung-oh, who ran for Shinan, was the sole elected representative due to the political ban of Han Hwa-gap (Peace Democratic Party aka PDP).[6] Park subsequently joined PDP due to the pre-agreement, made the party as an extra-parliamentary.[7]
After a serious defeat in the general election, the majority of its members left the party and formed the Popular Party in 1989,[8] while some other members joined the Democratic Party (known as Little Democrats).[9] The party soon couldn't meet up with the minimal requirements as a political party, and was deregistered on 13 March 1991.[10]
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Position | Status | ||
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Constituency | Party list | Total | ||||||
1988 | Ye Chun-ho | 251,236 | 1.28 | 1 / 224 |
0 / 75 |
1 / 299 |
5th | Opposition |
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