List of political parties in South Korea
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This article lists political parties in South Korea. South Korea has a multi-party system in which political parties have a chance of gaining power alone.
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Current Parties [edit]
As of November 2012[update], there are four political parties present in the 19th National Assembly:
| Party | Number of Seats in the National Assembly | Leader | Comments | |
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| Saenuri Party (NFP - New Frontier Party) 새누리당 / 새누리黨 Saenuridang |
152 | Hwang Woo-yea | Conservative; formerly called the Grand National Party. | |
| Democratic United Party (DUP) 민주통합당 / 民主統合黨 Minju Tonghapdang |
127 | Moon Hee-Sang | Liberal; merged from the Democratic Party and the minor Citizens Unity Party. | |
| Progressive Justice Party (PJP) 진보정의당 / 進步正義黨 Jinbo Jeongeuidang |
6 | Roh Hoe-chan, Jo Jun-ho | Progressive; splintered from the Unified Progressive Party. | |
| Unified Progressive Party (UPP) 통합진보당 / 統合進步黨 Tonghap Jinbodang |
6 | Lee Jeong-Hee | Progressive; merged from the Democratic Labor Party, People's Participation Party, and a faction of the New Progressive Party. |
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1. All data are current as of March 25, 2013.
2. As of March 25, 2013 the total number of representatives is 300.
3. As of March 25, 2013 six representatives are independents.
4. As of March 25, 2013 three representatives have lost their positions due to various reasons and will be reelected through the next by-election scheduled on April 24, 2013.
Illegal Parties [edit]
Defunct Parties [edit]
Liberal Parties [edit]
Main article: Liberalism in South Korea
- Democratic Party (1948–1951, 1955–1961)
- New Democracy Party (1967–1980)
- New Korean Democratic Party (1984–1987)
- Democratic Reunification Party (1987–1990)
- Party for Peace and Democracy (1987–1991)
- Democratic Party (1990–1995)
- National Congress for New Politics → Millennium Democratic Party → Democratic Party (1995–2008)
- Uri Party (2003–2007)
- United New Democratic Party (2007–2008)
- United Democratic Party → Democratic Party (2008–2011)
- People's Participation Party (2010-2011)
Conservative Parties [edit]
- Korean Independence Party (1945–1969)
- Liberal Party (1951–1970)
- Democratic Republican Party (1963–1980)
- Democratic Justice Party (1981–1990)
- Korean National Party (1981–1987)
- New Democratic Republican Party (1987–1990)
- Democratic Liberal Party → New Korea Party (1990–1997)
- United Liberal Democrats (1995–2006)
- People First Party (2005–2008)
- Liberty Forward Party → Advancement Unification Party (2008-2012)
Socialist Parties [edit]
- Victory People's 21 (1987–1990)
- Young Socialist Party (1987–1990)
- Socialist Party (1998–2012)
- Democratic Labor Party (2000-2011)
- New Progressive Party (2008–2012)
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- The present state of registered political parties, National Election Commission of S. Korea.
- The present state of political parties registration, National Election Commission of S. Korea, May 29, 2008.
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