Minju-tonghap party
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민주 통합 당 Minju-tonghap-dang Democratic United Party |
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| Emergence | December 16, 2011 |
| founding | January 15, 2012 |
| Place of foundation | Seoul ( 서울시 ) |
| renaming | May 4, 2013 (renamed: Minju-dang (2013) ( 민주당 )) |
| Headquarters |
Yeongdeungpo-gu ( 영등포구 ), Seoul ( 서울시 ) |
| Alignment | Middle left |
| Colours) | Yellow-green |
| Parliament seats | 127 of 300 ( Gukhoe , 2012 ) |
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| Korean alphabet : | 민주 통합 당 |
| Hanja : | 民主黨 |
| Revised Romanization : | Minju-tonghap-dang |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Minju-t'onghap-dang |
The Minju-tonghap party ( Korean : 민주 통합 당 , transliteration : Minju-tonghap-dang , in German : Democratic United Party ) was a South Korean party of the center-left that was founded in December 2011 and became the Minju Party ( 민주당 , Minju-dang, Democratic Party) was renamed.
history
The Minju-tonghap-dang was established on January 15, 2012 through the merger of the Minju Party ( 민주당 , Minju-dang, Democratic Party), which was founded in 2008, with a small citizens' unity party, known as the Citizen Integration Party , with the participation of the Korean Trade Union Confederation ( 한국 노동 조합 총연맹 Hanguk-nodong-johap-chongyeonmaeng).
The founding of the party was carried out against the background of the parliamentary election in April 2012 , in which the center-left forces tried to replace the conservative Saenuri Party ( 새누리 당 , Sae-nuri-dang, New World Party) in government. At the founding convention of the party on January 15, 2012, Han Myung-sook ( 한명숙 ) was elected party chairman. Han was the country's first and so far only female prime minister from April 20, 2006 to March 7, 207. The party colors were yellow and green, with yellow dominating the 2012 election campaign. After her party's defeat in the parliamentary elections in 2012, she announced her resignation as party leader.
At the party convention on May 4, 2013, which was attended by around 17,000 members, the party renamed itself Minju-dang (Democratic Party) and changed the party color to blue.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ A b New Center-left United Democratic Party Officially Launched . Arirang , December 18, 2011, accessed May 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Denise Youngblood Coleman (Ed.): South Korea - 2015 Country Review . Country Watch , Houston, Texas 2015, Chapter 2: Political Overview , pp. 39 ( Online PDF 2.5 MB [accessed on May 16, 2016]).
- ↑ Chung Min-uck: Liberal camp launches new party . The Korea Times , December 16, 2011, accessed May 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Bae Hyun-jung: Former PM Han takes DUP helmet . The Korea Herald , January 15, 2012, accessed May 10, 2016 .
- ↑ DUP boss Han Myung-sook resigns due to electoral defeat. KBS World Radio, April 13, 2012, accessed April 13, 2012 .
- ↑ Korea's main opposition party changes name and elects new leader . Arirang , May 4, 2013, accessed May 10, 2016 .