Democratic People's Party (South Korea)

Democratic People's Party
민주국민당
AbbreviationDPP
FoundedMarch 8, 2000 (2000-03-08)
DissolvedApril 18, 2004 (2004-04-18)
IdeologyConservative (South Korean)
Political positionCentre-right
Colours  Blue
Democratic People's Party
Hangul
민주국민당
Hanja
民主國民黨
Revised RomanizationMinju Gungmindang
McCune–ReischauerMinju Kungmindang

The Democratic People's Party is a minor conservative political party of South Korea. It was formed in 2000 by disaffected members of the Grand National Party. In the 2000 election, two members were elected to the National Assembly.

A political party by the same name existed during the 1950s, during the First Republic of South Korea.

Electoral results

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Election Leader Constituency Party list Seats Position Status
Votes % Seats +/- Votes % Seats +/- No. +/–
2000 695,423 3.68
1 / 227
new
1 / 46
new
2 / 273
new 4th Opposition (2000–2001)
DJP-DNP coalition (2001)
2004 4,347 0.02
0 / 243
Decrease 1
0 / 299
Decrease 2 15th Extra-parliamentary

See also

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References

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