Democratic Nationalist Party (South Korea)

Democratic Nationalist Party

민주국민당
民主國民黨
Democratic Nationalist Party 민주국민당; 民主國民黨
Abbreviation	DNP
Founded	1949
Dissolved	1955
Preceded by	Korea Democratic Party
Succeeded by	Democratic Party
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
Ideology	Nationalism (South Korean); Liberalism (South Korean); Conservatism (de facto);
Political position	Right-wing
	Politics of South Korea; Political parties; Elections; ^ A: The DNP belongs to the Minjudangkye liberal party genealogy [ko], not the pro-Rhee conservative party genealogy [ko] of South Korea, but the actual political stance at the time was right-wing conservative.;

The Democratic Nationalist Party (Korean: 민주국민당; Hanja: 民主國民黨; RR: Minjugukmindang, DNP) was a conservative political party in South Korea.

History

The DNP was established on 10 February 1949 as a merger of the Korea Democratic Party and groups that supported Yi Chong-chon (who headed a youth organisation) and Shin Ik-hee (a member of the National Association), with the new party holding 70 of the 200 seats in the Assembly.^[2] It supported the creation of a parliamentary republic, and in 1950 proposed a constitutional amendment to this effect, although it was defeated in the Assembly.^[2]

In the 1950 parliamentary elections the party received the highest share of the vote, although at 10%, it won only 24 of the 210 seats in a parliament dominated by independents.^[2] It nominated Yi Si-yeong as its candidate for the 1952 presidential elections; he finished third with 11% of the vote.

The 1954 parliamentary elections saw the party's vote share fall to 8% as it was reduced to 15 seats. In 1955 it was succeeded by the Democratic Party.^[2]

Election results

President

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
1952	Yi Si-yeong	764,715	10.89	Not elected

Vice President

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
1952	Chough Pyung-ok	575,260	8.06	Not elected

House of Representatives

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Status
1950	Sin Ik-hui Kim Sung-su	683,910	9.79	24 / 210	new	1st	Opposition
1954	Sin Ik-hui	593,499	7.92	15 / 203	9	4th	Opposition

References

^ 민주국민당(民主國民黨). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 4 November 2021. 1949년 2월 한국민주당과 대한국민당이 중심이 되어 결성한 우익정당. [It is a right-wing party formed in February 1949, centered on the Korean Democratic Party and the Korean Nationalist Party.]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp666–667

[1] 민주국민당(民主國民黨). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 4 November 2021. 1949년 2월 한국민주당과 대한국민당이 중심이 되어 결성한 우익정당. [It is a right-wing party formed in February 1949, centered on the Korean Democratic Party and the Korean Nationalist Party.]

[HF-2] Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp666–667

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Democratic Nationalist Party 민주국민당 民主國民黨

Abbreviation	DNP
Founded	1949
Dissolved	1955
Preceded by	Korea Democratic Party
Succeeded by	Democratic Party
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
Ideology	Nationalism (South Korean) Liberalism (South Korean) Conservatism (de facto)^[A]
Political position	Right-wing^[1]
Politics of South Korea Political parties Elections ^ A: The DNP belongs to the Minjudangkye liberal party genealogy [ko], not the pro-Rhee conservative party genealogy [ko] of South Korea, but the actual political stance at the time was right-wing conservative.