Future Democratic Party
2020 political party in South Korea
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The Future Democratic Party (Korean: 미래민주당) was a pro-Lee Jae-myung[2] political party in South Korea.
(officially registered on 16 March 2020)
Future Democratic Party 미래민주당 | |
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| Leader | Chun Se-kyung |
| Founded | 11 March 2020[1] (officially registered on 16 March 2020) |
| Dissolved | 28 July 2020 |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Populism |
| Political position | Centre-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 | |
History
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.
