The New Korean Democratic Party ( Korean : 신한민주당 ; Hanja : 新韓民主黨 ; RR : Sinhanminjudang , NKDP ) was an opposition political party of South Korea from 1984 to 1988. It was the largest opposition party in South Korea until Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam left to form the Reunification Democratic Party .
39-507: The party was formed by the notable figures of New Democratic Party (NDP) and Council for the Promotion of Democracy (CPD). Most of NDP politicians including Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung were banned by Hanahoe (Group of One) of Chun Doo-hwan in 1980. There were 2 opposition parties formed at this time ― Democratic Korea Party (DKP) and National Party of Korea (Nat'l). Nevertheless, both were often regarded as satellite parties of
78-472: A minority parliament , that party's leader often serves as the prime minister . Thus, in the politics of several countries utilizing the parliamentary system , a political party's leader is treated as a de facto candidate for prime minister by the media and the general public, even if said office is technically not directly elected. Party Head or leader of a political party, subject to party's constitutional document need not be elected member of legislature and
117-730: A vice president ; therefore, the party's de jure internal leader either takes a background role (such as the Chairs of the Democratic , and Republican parties in the United States, who serve more so as the chief administrative officers of their respective political parties), or the leadership may be automatically bestowed on an incumbent president who belongs to the party (such as the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan). In countries using
156-455: A German party are not even members of parliament, such as Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil , who are incumbent the chairpersons of the (governing) Social Democrats . This sometimes leads to open conflicts between the party leadership, its parliamentary group and its members of government. In the Netherlands , the party leaders are the most senior politicians within the political parties in
195-671: A candidate for upcoming presidential election . Lee also resigned his chairmanship and retired from the politics on 6 November. On 15 January 1988, the acting Shin Do-hwan was officially elected as the new Chairman. However, the party lost all seats in 1988 election , and was subsequently deregistered on 28 April. New Democratic Party (South Korea) 1967–1980 political party in South Korea [REDACTED] This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on
234-507: 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
273-416: A governmental system, a party leader acts as the official representative of their political party , either to a legislature or to the electorate. Depending on the country, the individual colloquially referred to as the "leader" of a political party may officially be party chair , secretary , or the highest political office. The party leader is often responsible for managing the party's relationship with
312-454: A much more prominent role in German politics than they do in many other countries, where the parties are mainly represented by their members and leaders in government. Although the party leaders often also hold important public offices (such as government minister or parliamentary leader ), those roles are clearly separated, even by law. Consequently, it does occasionally happen that the leaders of
351-740: A new party; examples of this include when Jean-François Fortin quit the Bloc Québécois to form Strength in Democracy in 2014 and when Maxime Bernier quit the Conservative Party to form the People's Party of Canada in 2018. The leaders of communist parties often hold the title of general secretary (e.g. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and General Secretary of
390-646: 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 –
429-602: Is also elected through public opinion polls, not party members. For the PPP, however, they calculate the public opinion poll and the party member poll by 50:50. The major political parties in Taiwan are the Democratic Progressive Party and the Kuomintang . The Democratic Progress Party's constitution stipulates that the President may serve directly as Party Chairman without an election during
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#1732855572896468-436: Is therefore different from leader of parliamentary committee of a party. This is much harder to do in presidential and semi-presidential systems , where the chief executive is a president who can only be removed by a special impeachment (typically involving a legislative supermajority , an investigation by a constitutional court , or both), and removal entails either a snap election or automatic succession to office by
507-624: The talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these messages ) [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "New Democratic Party" South Korea – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2019 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) [REDACTED] You can help expand this article with text translated from
546-565: The House of Representatives , with party-elected leaders in each. The leader of the party with most of the representation (sometimes called the party-in-power) in each case is known as the majority leader , whereas the leader of the opposing party with the most members is known as the minority leader . Party leaders in the United States Senate have been elected by their respective political parties' caucuses since 1913. They include President of
585-672: The Vice President likewise holds a leadership role as both the second-highest executive officer and the President of the Senate . However, major parties also generally have a National Committee as their governing body, which has separate leadership roles. The legislative branch, otherwise known as the United States Congress , is made up of the upper chamber, the Senate , and the lower chamber,
624-405: The de facto party leaders. The leaders of all major political parties are chosen during their respective political party's leadership conventions upon the completion of a leadership election . Exceptions to this process sometimes occur when Members of Parliament leave their former party to form a new party. It is possible to co-chair a party. The party leader is the most prominent politician of
663-477: The parliamentary party , or particular party office-holders, may vote; in others, such as the British Labour Party , though the entire membership is eligible to vote, some electors may have a much larger share of the vote than others (see also Superdelegate for a similar concept). If only one candidate emerges, they are said to be "elected by acclamation " or "ratified" by the general membership (sometimes
702-465: The Chinese Communist Party ) and the officeholder is usually considered the paramount leader of China. On 15 November 2012, Xi Jinping was elected General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party at the 18th Communist Party national congress . The party organizations themselves and also their representatives (such as the chairperson, who is the party leader, and other board members) play
741-640: The House by secret ballot . The Republican Party is represented in the House by Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson , whereas the Democratic Party is represented by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries . In the House of Representatives, the most powerful official is the House-elected Speaker . Jaime Harrison serves as the chair of the Democratic Party , while Michael Whatley serves as
780-525: The Netherlands . The leaders outwardly act as the 'figurehead' and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they must ensure political consensus. At election time the leader is always the Lijsttrekker (top candidate) of the party list . Outside election time the leaders most often serve as Parliamentary leader of their party in the House of Representatives , some party leaders opt to serve in
819-644: The Senate Kamala Harris, President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate Patty Murray , Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin on the Democratic side, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Whip John Thune on the Republican side. The party leaders of the House of Representatives are elected by their respective parties in
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#1732855572896858-478: The Westminster system, the leader of the largest political party not within the government serves as the leader of the opposition . In Canada , the leaders of all major political parties are chosen during their respective political party's leadership conventions upon the completion of a leadership election . Exceptions to this process sometimes occur when Members of Parliament leave their former party to form
897-580: The cabinet as a minister . In the Republic of Korea , Representatives of most political parties are elected through elections of party members. The representative of the Democratic Party of Korea is Song Young-gil, who was elected in May 2021, and the representative of the conservative opposition PPP is Lee Jun-seok , a famous young politician who was elected in June 2021. In the Democratic party's presidential election, it
936-406: The constituency. Nevertheless, the party shockingly won in the election, receiving 29.3% and won 67 out of 276 seats, made it as the main opposition in the National Assembly . Furthermore, Lee, who received 31.63%, also won in his constituency. Their seats were later increased up to 103, after some MPs from DKP and Nat'l defected to NKDP, which occurred serious conflicts between the government and
975-601: The corresponding article in Korean . (June 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate , is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Misplaced Pages. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify
1014-454: The general public and leading the competition against political rivals, similar to the role of a party spokesperson . As such, they will take a leading role in developing and communicating party platforms to the electorate. In many representative democracies , party leaders compete directly for high political office. It is thus typical in such states (notably in the Westminster system ) for
1053-455: The incumbent presidential system but sought for direct election of the President. Finally, both pro-YS and pro-DJ factions broke the party out and founded United Democratic Party (UDP) on 21 April 1987. Since 74 MPs defected to UDP, the seats were plummeted up to 26. Although the minor People's Democratic Party merged itself with NKDP in April 1987, the party never revived, and didn't even put
1092-432: The opposition. This, however, also boosted the government's repression that reached its zenith when the party's MP Yoo Sung-hwan was arrested after his parliamentary speech on 14 October 1986. The party faced an internal conflict after Lee announced his own plan, named "Lee Min-woo Plan", which supported parliamentary system . This was strongly objected by Kim Young-sam (YS) and Kim Dae-jung (DJ), who advocated to maintain
1131-449: The party and is usually considered to become the head of government . However, a party leader may also put forward a different candidate for the elections. The party leader (chairperson) can not be the same as the party's General Secretary . The method of selection of the party leader varies from party to party, though often it will involve an election involving all or part of the party membership. In some parties, only incumbent members of
1170-1747: The party is dissolved by the transitory dispositions of the Constitution of the Fifth Republic of South Korea . Election results [ edit ] President [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Election Leader Votes % Seats Position Status Constituency Party list Total +/– 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 [REDACTED] 44 Opposition 1973 Yu Chin-san 3,577,300 32.55 52 / 146 [REDACTED] 37 Opposition 1978 Yi Cheol-seung 4,861,204 32.82 61 / 154 [REDACTED] 9 Opposition See also [ edit ] Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008) Democratic Party (South Korea, 2011) New Politics Alliance for Democracy Notes [ edit ] ^ First iteration ^ Second iteration ^ Banned References [ edit ] ^ 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
1209-405: The party leader to seek election to the legislature and, if elected, to simultaneously serve as the party's parliamentary leader . In several countries utilizing the parliamentary system , if the party leader's political party emerges with a majority of seats in parliament after a general election , is the leading party in a coalition government , or (in some instances) is the largest party in
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1248-488: The ruling Democratic Justice Party . Many of the former NDP and CPD members formed New Korean Democratic Party , in a purpose of the "real opposition", after their political bans were lifted in December 1984. Originally, they intended to re-establish the NDP, but impossible because the name "NDP" was prohibited. Instead, they opted "New Korean Democratic Party" that can be abbreviated as "New Democratic Party (NDP)". The party
1287-601: The ruling period, and that the Party Chairman is elected by party members during the opposition period. The Party constitution of the Kuomintang provides that the party chairman is directly elected by party members. The current chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party is President Lai Ching-te . The current chairman of the Kuomintang is former Vice Premier Eric Chu . In Turkey , the party chairpersons are
1326-5425: 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 . v t e New Democratic Party (1967–1980) Leaders ( acting ) Yoo Jin-o Yu Chin-san Kim Hong-il Yu Chin-san Kim Ui-taek Kim Young-sam Lee Chung-hwan Yi Cheol-seung Kim Young-sam Jeong Un-gab Kim Young-sam Lee Min-woo Preceding parties New Democratic Party / Civil Rights Party / Civilian's Party (1960-1967) New Korean Party (1966-1967) Succeeding parties Democratic Korea Party (1981–1988) Related articles Liberalism in South Korea [REDACTED] Liberalism portal v t e [REDACTED] Political parties in South Korea Parliamentary Democratic Party (170) People Power Party (108) Rebuilding Korea Party (12) New Reform Party (3) Progressive Party (3) New Future Party (1) Basic Income Party (1) Social Democratic Party (1) Extraparliamentary Green Party Justice Party Labor Party Liberal Unification Party Mirae Party National Revolutionary Party New National Participation Party Open Democratic Party Our Republican Party Minsaeng Party People's Democracy Party Saenuri Party Women's Party Defunct First – Second Republic (1948–63) Democratic Nationalist Party Democratic Party (1955) Korea Democratic Party Korea Independence Party Korea Nationalist Party Laboring People's Party Liberal Party National Association National Independence Federation Progressive Party (1956) Workers' Party of South Korea Third – Fourth Republic (1963–81) Democratic Republican Party New Democratic Party People's Party (1963) United Socialist Party Fifth Republic (1981–88) Democratic Justice Party Democratic Korea Party Korean National Party New Korean Democratic Party Sixth Republic (1988–) Advancement Unification Party Bareun Party Chinbak Yeondae Creative Korea Party Dawn of Liberty Party Democratic Labor Party Democratic Party (1990) Democratic Party (1991) Democratic Party (2000) Democratic Party (2007) Democratic Party (2008) Democratic Party (2011) Democratic People's Party Democratic Republican Party Evergreen Korea Party Free Korea 21 Future Democratic Party Future Hope Alliance Grand National Unity Party Grand Unified Democratic New Party Hankyoreh Democratic Party Hannara Party (2012) Hope of Korea Korea Greens Korea Vision Party Liberty Korea Party Liberty Unification Party Minjoo Party (2014) National Congress for New Politics New Alternative Party New Conservative Party New Future Party New Korea Party New Korea Party of Hope New People's Party New Progressive Party New Wave Onward for Future 4.0 Open Democratic Party Participation Party Peace Democratic Party People First Party People Party People's Party (2016) People's United Party Platform Party Popular Party Pro-Park New Party Real Democratic Party Reunification Democratic Party Socialist Party Transition Korea Unification National Party Unified Progressive Party United Democratic Party (1995) United Liberal Democrats Uri Party Politics of South Korea List of ruling political parties by country Politics portal Authority control databases [REDACTED] International VIAF National Japan Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Democratic_Party_(South_Korea)&oldid=1258342728 " Categories : Banned political parties in South Korea Fourth Republic of Korea Political parties established in 1963 Political parties disestablished in 1980 Defunct political parties in South Korea Hidden categories: CS1 uses Korean-language script (ko) CS1 Korean-language sources (ko) Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles needing additional references from June 2019 All articles needing additional references History articles needing translation from Korean Misplaced Pages Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles containing Korean-language text Party leader In
1365-853: The template {{Translated|ko|신민당 (1967년)}} to the talk page . For more guidance, see Misplaced Pages:Translation . ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) New Democratic Party 신민당 新民黨 [REDACTED] Abbreviation NDP Leader Yu Jin-oh Founded February 7, 1967 ( 1967-02-07 ) September 22, 1969 ( 1969-09-22 ) Dissolved September 8, 1969 ( 1969-09-08 ) October 27, 1980 ( 1980-10-27 ) Party flag [REDACTED] Politics of South Korea Political parties Elections The New Democratic Party ( Korean : 신민당 ; Hanja : 新民黨 ; RR : Sinmindang ; MR : Sinmindang , NDP )
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1482-532: 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. Timeline of the party [ edit ] 7 February 1967 – founded as
1521-553: Was officially founded on 18 January 1985, and elected Lee Min-woo as the Chairman. The party, however, faced the general election on 12 February , shortly after the formation. Due to the short preparation time along with the government's election fraud , the party was expected to be defeated. The Agency for National Security Planning analysed that NKDP would barely win around 20 seats, and in addition, Chairman Lee running for Jongro & Central District of Seoul , would be lost in
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