Democratic People's Party (South Korea)

Democratic People's Party
민주국민당
AbbreviationDPP
FoundedMarch 8, 2000 (2000-03-08)
DissolvedApril 18, 2004 (2004-04-18)
IdeologyConservative (South Korean)
Political positionCentre-right
Colours  Blue
Democratic People's Party
Hangul
민주국민당
Hanja
民主國民黨
RRMinju gungmindang
MRMinju kungmindang

The Democratic People's Party (Korean민주국민당) is a minor conservative political party of South Korea. It was formed on 25 February 2000 at the National Assembly and officially launched on March 8 2000[1] by disaffected members of the Grand National Party. In the 2000 election, two members were elected to the National Assembly.

A political party by the same name existed during the 1950s, during the First Republic of South Korea.[2]

Electoral results

Election Leader Constituency Party list Seats Position Status
Votes % Seats +/- Votes % Seats +/- No. +/–
2000 695,423 3.68
1 / 227
new
1 / 46
new
2 / 273
new 4th Opposition (2000–2001)
DJP-DNP coalition (2001)
2004 4,347 0.02
0 / 243
Decrease 1
0 / 299
Decrease 2 15th Extra-parliamentary

See also

References

  1. ^ "민주국민당 창당" [Founding of the Democratic People's Party]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Seoul. 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  2. ^ "정당스케치(1):민주국민당〉" [Political Party Sketch (1): Democratic People's Party]. National Institute of Korean History (in Korean). Gwacheon: Kyunghyang Shinmun (Jeonseon Edition). Retrieved 2025-08-10.