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Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)

2000–2007 political party in South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)
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The Democratic Party (DP; Korean: 민주당; RR: Minjudang) was a political party in South Korea. Formerly named Millennium Democratic Party (Korean: 새천년민주당; Hanja: 새千年民主黨; RR: Saecheonnyeonminjudang; MDP), it was renamed on 6 May 2005. After its dissolution, its members joined the Uri Party or the successor Democratic Party.

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History

In 2000, the party officially founded, after it merged of National Congress for New Politics and New People Party led by Lee In-je and a number of conservative minded politicians joined it. In the 2000 Parliamentary election the party came second winning 115 seats.

Roh Moo-hyun was elected as president in 2002, but he subsequently left the party after he inaugurated as president and his supporters formed the Uri Party in 2003.

The MDP lost majority when Roh was impeached in March 2004 by the National Assembly for illegal electioneering and incompetence charges with support from the Grand National Party, losing 53 seats to a total of only 9 seats in the 2004 parliamentary election. Roh Moo-hyun was later re-instated by the Constitutional Court, and served as president until the end of his term.

By June 2007, much of the party joined the Uri Party, while the New People faction merged the party with the Central Reform United New Party to form a new Democratic Party.

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Presidential election primary

Candidates

This is a list of official pre-registered candidates that declared their 2007 presidential bid.

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Election results

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Legislature

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See also

Notes

  1. as Millennium Democratic Party
  2. as Democratic Party
  3. as Democratic Party
  4. as Millennium Democratic Party

References

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