New Democratic Party (South Korea)

New Democratic Party

신민당
新民黨
New Democratic Party 신민당; 新民黨
Abbreviation	NDP
Leader	Yu Jin-oh
Founded	February 7, 1967; September 22, 1969;
Dissolved	September 8, 1969; October 27, 1980;
Party flag
	Politics of South Korea; Political parties; Elections;

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.^[2]

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
Election	Leader	Votes	%	Constituency	Party list	Total	+/–	Position	Status
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	44		Opposition
1973	Yu Chin-san	3,577,300	32.55			52 / 146	37		Opposition
1978	Yi Cheol-seung	4,861,204	32.82			61 / 154	9		Opposition

Notes

^ ^a ^b First iteration
^ ^a ^b Second iteration
^ Banned

References

^ 신민당. Naver Knowledge Encyclopedia (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19 September 2021. 1967년의 제6대 대통령선거와 제7대 국회의원 총선거를 앞두고, 분열된 보수 야당세력을 통합하여 평화적 정권교체를 이룩할 목표로 1967년 2월 7일에 창당되었다. [Ahead of the sixth presidential election and the seventh general election of the National Assembly in 1967, it was founded on February 7, 1967, with the aim of achieving a peaceful regime change by integrating divided conservative opposition forces.]
^ 신민당 [New Democratic Party of Korea(Shin Min Dang)]. terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-20.

[a-1] First iteration

[b-2] Second iteration

[3] Banned

[4] 신민당. Naver Knowledge Encyclopedia (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19 September 2021. 1967년의 제6대 대통령선거와 제7대 국회의원 총선거를 앞두고, 분열된 보수 야당세력을 통합하여 평화적 정권교체를 이룩할 목표로 1967년 2월 7일에 창당되었다. [Ahead of the sixth presidential election and the seventh general election of the National Assembly in 1967, it was founded on February 7, 1967, with the aim of achieving a peaceful regime change by integrating divided conservative opposition forces.]

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

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