National Congress for New Politics
| National Congress for New Politics | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 5 September 1995 |
| Dissolved | 20 January 2000 |
| Merger of |
Democratic Party (1990) Democratic Party (1991) |
| Merged into | Millennium Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | 25-4, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Green, yellow (informally) |
|
Politics of South Korea Political parties Elections | |
| National Congress for New Politics | |
| Hangul | 새정치국민회의 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 새政治國民會議 |
| Revised Romanization | Saejeongchi Gungminhoeui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Saechŏngch'i Gungminhoeŭi |
The National Congress for New Politics was a political party of South Korea from 1995 to 2000. The party later merger with New Peoples party forming the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP; 새천년민주당; Saecheonnyeon Minjudang)
History
The party was formed in 1995 as the National Congress for New Politics (새정치국민회의; Saejeongchi Gungminhoeu) after Kim Dae-jung returned to active politics following his retirement in 1992. The majority of the party's early supporters were former members of the opposition Democratic Party, formed in 1991.
In the 1996 Parliamentary election the party managed to come a strong second, winning 79 seats. Later Kim's Democratic Party merged to the party. In the 1997 Presidential election, Kim won the Presidency with 40% of the vote.
In 2000, the party officially changed its name to the MDP, after it merged with the smaller New People Party led by Rhee In-je and a number of conservative minded politicians joined it.
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(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 | |
- Kim Yeong-hwan(김영환), former Assembly member and also former Minister of Science and Technology of the Kim Dae-jung Administration has been declared not to run its presidential primary on August 31, 2007[1]
Election results
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome | Party Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kim Dae-jung | 10,326,275 | 40.3% | Elected  |
National Congress for New Politics |
Legislative elections
| Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader | Party Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 79 / 299 |
4,971,961 | 25.3% |  14 seats; in Coalition (NCNP-ULD-Democrats) |
Kim Dae-jung | National Congress for New Politics |
Local elections
| Election | Metropolitan mayor/Governor | Provincial legislature | Municipal mayor | Municipal legislature | Party Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 / 16 |
271 / 616 |
84 / 232 |
National Congress for New Politics |
See also
- List of political parties in South Korea
- Politics of South Korea
- Elections in South Korea
- Liberalism in South Korea
- Liberalism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
References
- ↑ Kim Yeong-hwan announced not to run, Yonhap, Retrieved on August 31, 2007
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