The Hankyoreh Democratic Party (, HDP) was a political party of

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from 1988 to 1991.

History

The party was formed in 1988 as the alternative for 2 main oppositions ―

Reunification Democratic Party The Reunification Democratic Party (, RDP) was a political party of South Korea from 1987 to 1990. The party was established in April 1987 by Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam, splitting from the New Korean Democratic Party. The party faced another ...

and

Peace Democratic Party The Peace Democratic Party (; PDP) was a political party of South Korea from 1987 to 1991. The party was established in October 1987 by Kim Dae-jung and his followers to contest the presidential election that year. The party later merged with ...

. The original name was National Democratic Party (

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: 민족민주당), but changed as "sounds like an extremist". 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, and officially on 29 March. Ye Chun-ho was elected as the Permanent President. The party participated in 1988 election. 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 (

aka PDP). Park subsequently joined PDP due to the pre-agreement, made the party as an extra-parliamentary. After a serious defeat in the general election, the majority of its members left the party and formed the Popular Party in 1989, while some other members joined the

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(known as Little Democrats). The party soon couldn't meet up with the minimal requirements as a political party, and was deregistered on 13 March 1991.

Election results

Notable figures

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

References

{{South Korean political parties Defunct political parties in South Korea Democratic parties in South Korea Political parties established in 1988 1988 establishments in South Korea Political parties disestablished in 1991 1991 disestablishments in South Korea Progressive parties in South Korea

History

Election results

Notable figures

See also

References