New Korea Party

The New Korea Party (Korean: 신한국당; Hanja: 新韓國黨; RR: Shinhangukdang; MR: Shinhankuktang; NKP) was founded by the merging of Roh Tae-woo's Democratic Justice Party, Kim Young-sam's Reunification Democratic Party and Kim Jong-pil's New Democratic Republican Party to form the Democratic Liberal Party (Korean: 민주자유당; Hanja: 民主自由黨; RR: Minjujayudang; MR: Minjuchayutang; DLP). It was renamed to New Korea Party in 1995.[5]

New Korea Party
신한국당
新韓國黨
LeaderLee Hoi-chang
PresidentKim Young-sam (1992–1997)
Founded
DissolvedNovember 21, 1997 (1997-11-21)
Merger of
Merged intoGrand National
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[3] to right-wing[4]
International affiliationInternational Democrat Union
Colors  Blue
New Korea Party
Hangul
신한국당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationShinhangukdang
McCune–ReischauerShinhankuktang
Democratic Liberal Party
Hangul
민주자유당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMinjujayudang
McCune–ReischauerMinjuchayutang
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In 1997, the NKP merged with the Democratic Party to form the Grand National Party.

Election results

President
Election Candidate Votes  % Result
1992 Kim Young-sam 9,977,332 41.96 Elected

Legislature
Election Leader Votes  % Seats Position Status
Constituency Party list Total +/–
1992 Roh Tae-woo 7,923,719 38.49
116 / 237
33 / 62
149 / 299
 new 1st Government
1996 Kim Young-sam 6,783,730 34.52
121 / 253
18 / 46
139 / 299
 Decrease 10 Opposition

Local
Election Metropolitan mayor/Governor Provincial legislature Municipal mayor
1995
5 / 15
335 / 875
70 / 230

Logos
  • Democratic Liberal Party (1990-1995)
    Democratic Liberal Party (1990-1995)
  • New Korea Party (1995 local elections)
    New Korea Party (1995 local elections)

Notes
  1. as the Democratic Liberal Party
  2. as the New Korea Party
  3. Young-sam faction

References
  1. Kim, Byung-kook (2008), "Defeat in victory, victory in defeat: the Korean conservatives in democratic consolidation", Political Transitions in Dominant Party Systems: Learning to lose, Routledge, p. 170
  2. 경제정책 비교
  3. The Political Reference Almanac, PoliSci Books, 2001, ISBN 9780967028613
  4. Sun-Chul Kim (2004). Protracted Transition and Popular Contention: South Korean Democratization from a Comparative Perspective. "... in the creation of a right-wing United Liberal Democrats and the New Korea Party, ..."
  5. "Roh Tae-Woo - president of South Korea".
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