Democratic Independent Party

For the South African party, see Democratic Independent Party (South Africa).

Not to be confused with Democratic Independence Party.

Democratic Independent Party (Democratic Independent Party; Korean: 민주독립당; RR: Minju Dongnipdang) was a centrist political party in North and South Korea.^[6][7] The party was established on 19 October 1947. Its initiators were An Jae-hong, Kim Byung-ro [ko], Hong Myong-hui, Kim Ho, Pak Yong-hee, Yi Kuk-no and Kim Won-yong.^[8] Of them, Hong became the chairman of the party.^[9]

Democratic Independent Party
Abbreviation	Democratic Independent Party
Chairperson	Hong Myong-hui
Founder	An Jae-hong, Kim Byung-ro [ko], Hong Myong-hui, Kim Ho, Pak Yong-hee, Yi Kuk-no, Kim Won-yong
Founded	19 October 1947 (1947-10-19)
Dissolved	8 October 1949 (1949-10-08)[a] Mid or late 1960s[b]
Ideology	Korean nationalism[1] Social democracy[2] Progressivism[3]
Political position	Centre[1][4][c]
Politics of North Korea Political parties Elections Politics of South Korea Political parties Elections

Democratic Independent Party
Hangul	민주독립당
Hanja	民主獨立黨
Revised Romanization	Minju Dongnipdang
McCune–Reischauer	Minju Tongnipdang
[4][6]

It opposed Syngman Rhee's single-candidate government theory and supported Kim Gu and Kim Kyu-sik's North-South negotiation theory, but after the 1948 North-South Joint Conference, it split into pro-North and 'Yang Kim' factions, and after several mass defections from the party, it transformed into a pro-North minor party. It participated in elections in North Korea from 1948 until at least 1962.^[10]

Electoral history

Supreme People's Assembly elections

Supreme People's Assembly

Election	Seats	+/–
1948	20 / 572	20
1957	1 / 215	19
1962	1 / 383

See also

• Politics of North Korea
• List of political parties in North Korea
• Elections in North Korea
• Politics of South Korea
• List of political parties in South Korea
• Elections in South Korea

Notes

1. in South Korea
2. in North Korea
3. Some sources have described DIP as centre to centre-right.^[5]

References

1. 「분단국가의 형성과 중도파의 민족주의운동」(윤민재, 『한국학보』97, 1999)
2. Akito Okada, ed. (2005). 안 재홍 의 신 국가 건설 운동, 1944-1948. 선인. p. 21. ISBN 9788989205883.
3. 민주독립당(民主獨立黨). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2019. 강령에서는 '민주주의 국가로 완전 통일독립의 실현을 목적으로 한다', '일제의 잔재를 일소하고, 진정한 민주주의 수행을 약속한다', '봉건적 유폐를 숙청하고, 역사발전 조류에 순응한다', '정치·경제·사회를 혁신하여, 진보적 체제의 확립을 기한다', '선진문화를 수용하여, 세계문화 발전에 공헌하며 세계평화에 기여한다'고 선언하였다.
4. 민주독립당(民主獨立黨). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2019. 1947년 10월 19일 중간파 세력이 결성한 정당.
5. 韓國史學論叢: 水邨朴永錫敎授華甲紀念. 論叢刊行委員會. 1992. p. 527. 홍명희 의 민주 독립당 은 민족 자주 연내 중도 우파 와 중간 파 를 주도 하고 있었기 때문에 , 그의 그러한 소신 은 대단히 중요한 의미 를 지니게 되는 것이다 .
6. Suh 2001, p. 404.
7. Kim, Natalia (2014). "On the Origins of an Independent South Korean State: Separatism Versus a Policy of Unity". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2455863. ISSN 1556-5068.
8. 민주독립당(民主獨立黨). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2019. 강령에서는 '민주주의 국가로 완전 통일독립의 실현을 목적으로 한다', '일제의 잔재를 일소하고, 진정한 민주주의 수행을 약속한다', '봉건적 유폐를 숙청하고, 역사발전 조류에 순응한다', '정치·경제·사회를 혁신하여, 진보적 체제의 확립을 기한다', '선진문화를 수용하여, 세계문화 발전에 공헌하며 세계평화에 기여한다'고 선언하였다.
9. "Korean Fatherland Front Holds Meeting". Hsinhua News Agency Release. Beijing: Hsinhua. 24 May 1956. p. 257. OCLC 472415849.
10. Suh 2001, pp. 404–405.

Works cited

• Suh, Mark B. (2001). "Korea (Democratic People's Republic / North Korea)". In Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2. pp. 395–409. ISBN 0-19-924959-8.