New Korea Party
1990–1997 political party in South Korea
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The New Korea Party (NKP; Korean: 신한국당; RR: Sinhangukdang) was founded by the merging of Roh Tae-woo's Democratic Justice Party, Kim Young-sam's Reunification Democratic Party and Kim Jong-pil's New Democratic Republican Party to form the Democratic Liberal Party (DLP; 민주자유당). It was renamed to New Korea Party in 1995.[5]
DissolvedNovember 21, 1997
MergedintoGrand National
New Korea Party 신한국당 新韓國黨 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | |
| Dissolved | November 21, 1997 |
| Merger of | |
| Merged into | Grand National |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right[3] to right-wing[4] |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| Colors | Blue |
| New Korea Party | |
| Hangul | 신한국당 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 新韓國黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Sinhangukdang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sinhan'guktang |
| Democratic Liberal Party | |
| Hangul | 민주자유당 |
| Hanja | 民主自由黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Minjujayudang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minjujayudang |
In 1997, the NKP merged with the Democratic Party to form the Grand National Party.
Election results
President
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Kim Young-sam | 9,977,332 | 41.96 | Elected |
Legislature
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Position | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Party list | Total | +/– | ||||||
| 1992 | Roh Tae-woo | 7,923,719 | 38.49 | 116 / 237 |
33 / 62 |
149 / 299 |
new | 1st | Government |
| 1996 | Kim Young-sam | 6,783,730 | 34.52 | 121 / 253 |
18 / 46 |
139 / 299 |
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Opposition | |
Local
| Election | Metropolitan mayor/Governor | Provincial legislature | Municipal mayor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5 / 15 |
335 / 875 |
70 / 230 |
Logos
Democratic Liberal Party (1990–1995)
Democratic Liberal Party (1995 local elections)
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