Democratic Republican Party (South Korea, 1997)

Not to be confused with the political party founded in 1960, the Democratic Republican Party (South Korea).

The Democratic Republican Party (Korean: 민주공화당; Hanja: 民主共和黨) was a conservative political party in South Korea that was founded on September 4, 1997. The party supported the presidential candidacies of its leader, Huh Kyung-young, in the 1997 and 2007 presidential elections. For the 2007 presidential election, it registered under the name the Economic Republican Party before reverting to its original name in 2008. It was repeatedly dissolved and re-registered throughout its history. Huh left the party by 2009, and was replaced as leader by Park Dong-gyu on June 22, 2009. It is now defunct.

Election results

President

Election	Candidate	Votes	%
1997	Huh Kyung-young	39,055	0.15
2007		96,756	0.41

Legislature

Election	Proportional		Constituency		Seats total	Position
	Votes	%	Votes	%
2000			3,950	0.02	0 / 273	8th
2004	24,360	0.11	2,405	0.01	0 / 299	13th