Future Democratic Party

Future Democratic Party
미래민주당
LeaderChun Se-kyung
Founded11 March 2020[1]
(officially registered on 16 March 2020)
Dissolved28 July 2020
IdeologySocial liberalism
Populism
Political positionCentre-left
Colors  Sky blue
Seats in the National Assembly
0 / 300
Metropolitan mayor and Gubernatorial
0 / 17
Municipal Mayors
0 / 226
Seats within local government
0 / 2,926
Website
miraeminjoo.co.kr
Future Democratic Party
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMirae minjoo dang
McCune–ReischauerMirae minju tang

The Future Democratic Party was a pro-Lee Jae-myung[2] political party in South Korea.

History

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On January 23, 2020, former Democratic Party of Korea member; Chun Se-kyung left the Democratic Party of Korea and announced his will to create a new party.[3] The party was officially founded on March 11, 2020[4] and officially registered with the National Election Commission on March 16, 2020. The party is made of mostly pro-Lee Jae-myung politicians; however, Lee Jae-myung himself has nothing to do with the party nor explicitly stated his support for the party.[5] The party ran two candidates for proportional representation in the 2020 South Korean legislative election.[6]

After the 2020 legislative elections, the Party dissolved itself.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 중앙선거관리위원회 홈페이지에 오신것을 환영합니다.
  2. ^ [단독]'친이재명계' 표방 정당도…미래민주당 "민주 중진 2~3명, 이재명계 영입". Asia Business Daily. 2011-08-24.
  3. ^ [단독] '미래민주당' 인천에 뜨나?. 인천투데이 (in Korean). 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  4. ^ 신한일보.
  5. ^ 김, 경태 (2020-03-20). 이재명 "미래민주당과 무관…민주당 당론 존중" 해명. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  6. ^ 이두원 전 홍성군의원, 미래민주당 비례후보 2번 등록. OhmyNews (in Korean). 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-04-15.