Hankyoreh Democratic Party

The party was formed in 1988 as the alternative for 2 main oppositions ― Reunification Democratic Party and Peace Democratic Party. The original name was National Democratic Party (민족민주당), but changed as "sounds like an extremist".^[1] Most of members were the crucial figure of the League of National Democratic Youth and Students in 1970s.

The formation took on 17 February 1988,^[2] and officially on 29 March.^[3] Ye Chun-ho was elected as the Permanent President.^[4]

The party participated in 1988 election.^[5] Nevertheless, all candidates from party leadership i.e. Ye Chun-ho, Cho Soon-hyung, Goh Young-gu, Yoo In-tae, and so on were lost. Park Hyung-oh, who ran for Shinan, was the sole elected representative due to the political ban of Han Hwa-gap (Peace Democratic Party aka PDP).^[6] Park subsequently joined PDP due to the pre-agreement, made the party as an extra-parliamentary.^[7]

After a serious defeat in the general election, the majority of its members left the party and formed the Popular Party in 1989,^[8] while some other members joined the Democratic Party (known as Little Democrats).^[9] The party soon couldn't meet up with the minimal requirements as a political party, and was deregistered on 13 March 1991.^[10]

• Ye Chun-ho
• Cho Soon-hyung
• Goh Young-gu
• Yoo In-tae
• Kim Boo-kyum

• The Hankyoreh