New Democratic Party
신민당
新民黨
AbbreviationNDP
LeaderYu Jin-oh
Founded
Dissolved
Party flag

The New Democratic Party (Korean: 신민당; Hanja: 新民黨; RR: Sinmindang; MR: Sinmindang, NDP) was a South Korean opposition party that existed from 1967 to 1980, when it was forcibly dissolved by the ninth amendment of the constitution promulgated by Chun Doo-hwan the same year. It was the main opposition party during the Park Chung-hee dictatorial regime, and especially since 1972, when the Yushin constitution was put into effect.[1]

Timeline of the party

  • 7 February 1967 – founded as a coalition of the parties opposing the Park regime – that is, the New Korea Party led by former President Yun Bo-seon and Populist Party led by Park Sun-cheon.
  • 21 February 1967 – officially registered.
  • 8 September 1969 – internal party crisis, as there is no consensus about the amendment of the constitution to allow Park Chung-hee run for a third reelection.
  • 21 September 1969 – the party is again registered.
  • 26 January 1970 – the Liberal Party representatives join the NDP.
  • 3 February 1970 – the independents in the National Assembly of South Korea join the NDP to strengthen the opposition.
  • March 1971 – the party unanimously elects Kim Dae-jung as candidate in the presidential election.
  • 1973-1979 – Kim Young-sam as New Democratic Party leader in the National Assembly
  • 27 October 1980 – the party is dissolved by the transitory dispositions of the Constitution of the Fifth Republic of South Korea.

Election results

President

Election Candidate Votes  % Result
1967 Yun Bo-seon 4,526,541 40.93 Not elected
1971 Kim Dae-jung 5,395,900 45.26 Not elected

Legislature

Election Leader Votes  % Seats Position Status
Constituency Party list Total +/–
1967 Yu Jin-o 3,554,224 32.74
28 / 131
17 / 44
45 / 175
 new 2nd Opposition
1971 Kim Hong-il 4,969,050 44.38
65 / 153
24 / 51
89 / 204
 Increase 44 Opposition
1973 Yu Chin-san 3,577,300 32.55
52 / 146
 Decrease 37 Opposition
1978 Yi Cheol-seung 4,861,204 32.82
61 / 154
 Increase 9 Opposition

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 First iteration
  2. 1 2 Second iteration
  3. ↑ Banned

References

  1. ↑ "신민당" [New Democratic Party of Korea(Shin Min Dang)]. terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-20.
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