Hankyoreh Democratic Party

Hankyoreh Democratic Party 한겨레민주당 한겨레民主黨
Abbreviation	HDP, Hankyoreh
Founded	6 April 1988
Dissolved	13 March 1991
Merged into	Popular Party (majority) Democratic Party (minority)
Ideology	Progressivism (South Korean) Social liberalism
Political position	Centre-left
Colours	Peach
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The Hankyoreh Democratic Party (HDP; Korean: 한겨레민주당; Hanja: 한겨레民主黨; RR: Hangyeoreminjudang; MR: Han'gyŏreminjudang; lit. One Nation Democratic Party) was a political party of South Korea from 1988 to 1991.

History

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]

Election results

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats			Position	Status
				Constituency	Party list	Total
1988	Ye Chun-ho	251,236	1.28	1 / 224	0 / 75	1 / 299	5th	Opposition

Notable figures

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

See also

• The Hankyoreh

References

1. "「한겨레 민주당」으로". 16 February 1988. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
2. 한겨레민주당 창당 발기대회. 17 February 1988. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
3. 한겨레민주 창당대회. 29 March 1988. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
4. 한겨레민주당 창당 당대표에 예춘호씨. 29 March 1988. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
5. 한겨레민주당.민중의당.우리정의당 등 신당 3당[이인용]. 8 April 1988. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
6. 13대 총선 개표 결과[이인용]. 27 April 1988. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
7. 민정백25 평민71 민주59 공화35석. 28 April 1988. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
8. 궁핍한 생활 견디며 진보의 한길로. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
9. 민주당 조직책인선 "나눠먹기" 잡음. 29 April 1990. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
10. 한겨레당 등록취소 법정지구당 미달로. 13 March 1991. Retrieved 12 September 2019.