1990–1997 political party in South Korea
The New Korea Party (NKP ; Korean : 신한국당 ; RR : Sinhangukdang ) 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]
In 1997, the NKP merged with the Democratic Party to form the Grand National Party .
Election results
President
Legislature
Election
Leader
Votes
%
Seats
Position
Status
Constituency
Party list
Total
+/–
1992
Roh Tae-woo
7,923,719
38.49
new
1st
Government
1996
Kim Young-sam
6,783,730
34.52
10
Opposition
Local
Election
Metropolitan mayor/Governor
Provincial legislature
Municipal mayor
1995
Logos
Notes
^ as the Democratic Liberal Party
^ as the New Korea Party
^ Young-sam faction
References
^ 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
^ 경제정책 비교
^ The Political Reference Almanac , PoliSci Books, 2001, ISBN 9780967028613
^ 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, ..."
^ "Roh Tae-Woo - president of South Korea" .
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