The United Liberal Democrats (Korean: 자유민주연합, romanized: Yayuminjuyeonhab, lit. 'Liberal Democratic Union', ULD) was a right-wing[1][2] conservative[3] political party in South Korea, whose support mostly came from the North Chungcheong Province and South Chungcheong Province regions. The short Korean name is Jaminryeon (Korean: 자민련, lit. 'Liberal Union'; ULD).
United Liberal Democrats 자유민주연합 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Abbreviation | ULD |
| Leader | Kim Jong-pil |
| Founder | Kim Jong-pil |
| Founded | March 30, 1995 |
| Dissolved | April 7, 2006 |
| Merger of | New Democratic |
| Split from | New Korea |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colors | Green |
| Party flag | |
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| United Liberal Democrats | |
| Hangul | 자유민주연합 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 自由民主聯合 |
| Revised Romanization | Jayuminjuyeonhap |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chayuminjuyŏnhap |
The Party was in a government coalition with Kim Dae-jung's Democratic Party from 1998 to 2001.
In the 2004 parliamentary election, it gained only 4 seats in the National Assembly, and its president Kim Jong-pil announced his retirement from politics after his bid for the 10th term in the National Assembly failed. Subsequently, most lawmakers from the party chose to defect from the party to form a new party, People First Party.
Election results
editLegislature
edit| Election | Leader | Constituency | Party list | Seats | Position | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | No. | +/– | ||||
| 1996 | Kim Jong-pil | 3,178,474 | 16.17 | 41 / 253
|
new | 9 / 46
|
new | 50 / 299
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new | 3rd | Governing coalition | ||
| 2000 | 1,859,331 | 9.84 | 12 / 227
|
 29
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5 / 46
|
4
|
17 / 273
|
33
|
Opposition | ||||
| 2004 | 569,083 | 2.67 | 8 / 243
|
4
|
600,462 | 2.82 | 0 / 56
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5
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4 / 299
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13
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5th | Opposition | |
Local
edit| Election | Leader | Metropolitan mayor/Governor | Provincial legislature | Municipal mayor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kim Jong-pil | 3 / 15
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94 / 875
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23 / 230
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References
edit- ^ Bluth, Christoph (2008), Korea, Polity, p. 104, ISBN 9780745633572
- ^ Helgesen, Geir (2002), "Imported democracy: The South Korean experience", Globalization and Democratization in Asia, Routledge, p. 90, ISBN 9780415277303
- ^ Bluth, Christoph (2011), Crisis on the Korean Peninsula, Potomac Books, p. 89, ISBN 9781574888874
External links
edit- United Liberal Democrats official site (in English)
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