National Congress for New Politics
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National Congress for New Politics 새정치국민회의 새政治國民會議 | |
|---|---|
Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul | |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Alliance of DJP |
| Colours | Green |
| National Congress for New Politics | |
| Hangul | 새정치국민회의 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Saejeongchigungminhoeui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Saejŏngch'igungminhoeŭi |
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The National Congress for New Politics (Korean: 새정치국민회의, romanized: Saejeongchigungminhoeui, lit. 'New Politics National Conference'; NCNP) was a political party of South Korea.
History
The party was formed in 1995 as the National Congress for New Politics after Kim Dae-jung returned to active politics following his retirement in 1992. The majority of the party's early supporters were former members of the opposition Democratic Party, formed in 1991.
In the
Alliance of Liberal Democrats
, and Kim won the Presidency with 40% of the vote.
Dozens of members of the party, including Shin Ki-ha, were killed in the crash of Korean Air Flight 801 in August 1997.
In 2000, the party merged with the smaller
Millennium Democratic Party
.
Presidential election primary
Candidates
This is a list of official pre-registered candidates that declared their 2007 presidential bid.
| Name | Occupation | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cho Sun-hyeong(조순형) | Seongbuk-gu -eul
|
led the impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun in 2004 | |
| Kim Min-seok(김민석) | Former Assembly member
|
Former Lee Myung Bak was elected that position)
| |
| Lee In-je(이인제) | Gyeryung
|
Presidential candidate of election 1997 | |
| Shin Guk-hwan(신국환) | Yecheon
|
Former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy of Roh's Administration | |
| Jang Sang(장 상) | Former leader of Democratic party | Former president of Ewha Womans University |
- Kim Yeong-hwan(김영환), former Assembly member and also former Minister of Science and Technology of the Kim Dae-jung Administration has been declared not to run its presidential primary on August 31, 2007[1]
Election results
President
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kim Dae-jung | 10,326,275 | 40.27 | Elected |
Legislature
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Position | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Party list | Total | ||||||
| 1996 | Kim Dae-jung | 4,971,961 | 25.30 | 66 / 253
|
13 / 46
|
79 / 299
|
2nd | Governing coalition |
Local
| Election | Metropolitan mayor/Governor | Provincial legislature | Municipal mayor | Municipal legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 / 16
|
271 / 616
|
84 / 232
|
See also
- List of political parties in South Korea
- Politics of South Korea
- Elections in South Korea
- Liberalism in South Korea
Notes
References
- ^ Kim Yeong-hwan announced not to run Archived 2008-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, Yonhap, Retrieved on August 31, 2007
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