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This article gives an overview of liberalism in South Korea. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proven by having had a representation in parliament.


Contents


	1 Introduction
	2 Liberal parties
	2.1 Mainstream parties
	2.2 Minor parties



	3 Liberal presidents in South Korea
	4 Major liberal parties election results of South Korea
	4.1 Presidential elections
	4.2 Legislative elections
	4.3 Local elections



	5 See also
	6 References





Introduction[edit]

Note: the word liberal in South Korea is often used in its traditional sense. Liberal parties in the American sense of the term tend to label themselves as "Democratic" or "Progressive" instead.

There has been a tradition of liberal parties since 1955, often organized around persons. Presently the Democratic Party of Korea, and the People Party are the main successors of the liberal parties' tradition.


Liberal parties[edit]

The political party that once were ruling party are in bold.


Mainstream parties[edit]

	Christian Social Democratic Party → Korea Democratic Party (1945–1949)
	Democratic Nationalist Party (1949–1955)
	Democratic Party (1955–1961; Governing period: 1960–1961)
	New Democratic Party → Civil Rights Party → Civilian's Party (1960–1967; Governing period: 1961–1962)
	New Democratic Party (1967–1980)
	Democratic Korea Party (1981–1988)


		New Korean Democratic Party → Reunification Democratic Party (1985–1990)




	Peace Democratic Party → New United Democratic Party (1987–1991)
	Democratic Party (1991–1995)
	Democratic Party → National Congress for New Politics (1995–2000; Governing period: 1998–2000)
	Millennium Democratic Party → Democratic Party (2000–2008; Governing period: 2000–2003)
	The People's Party for Freedom → Uri Party (2002–2007; Governing period: 2004–2007)
	United New Democratic Party (2007–2008; Governing period: 2007-2008)
	United Democratic Party → Democratic Party (2008–2011)
	Democratic United Party → Democratic Party (2011–2014)
	New Politics Alliance for Democracy → Minjoo Party → Democratic Party (since 2014; Governing period: since 2017)


		Platform Party (satellite party for the 2020 election)
	People's Party (2016–2018, splinter party)
	Bareunmirae Party (2018–2020, splinter party)
	Minsaeng Party (since 2020, splinter party)




Minor parties[edit]

	Democratic Party (1963–1965)
	Democratic Party (1990–1991)
	Democratic Party (1995–1997)
	The Participation Party (2010–2011)
	New Political Vision Party (2014)
	Minjoo Party (2014–2016)
	Party for Democracy and Peace (2018–2020)


		New Alternatives (2020)




	People Party (since 2020)
	Open Democratic Party (since 2020)
	Platform Party (2020)


Liberal presidents in South Korea[edit]

	Yun Bo-seon (Democratic) (1960–1962)
	Kim Dae-jung (National Congress for New Politics→Millennium Democratic Party) (1998–2003)
	Roh Moo-hyun (Millennium Democratic Party→Uri Party→United New Democratic Party) (2003–2008)
	Moon Jae-in (Democratic) (2017–)


Major liberal parties election results of South Korea[edit]

Presidential elections[edit]

	Election
	Candidate
	Total votes
	Share of votes
	Outcome
	Party Name

	1952
	Yi Si-yeong
	764,715
	10.9%
	Defeated N
	Democratic National Party

	1956
	Shin Ik-hee
	0
	0.0%
	died before election
	Democratic Party (1955)

	March 1960
	Chough Pyung-ok
	0 (electoral vote)
	0.0%
	died before election
	Democratic Party (1955)

	August 1960
	Yun Bo-seon
	208 (electoral vote)
	82.2%
	Elected Y
	Democratic Party (1955)

	1963
	Yun Bo-seon
	4,546,614
	45.1%
	Defeated N
	Civil Rule Party

	1967
	Yun Bo-seon
	4,526,541
	40.9%
	Defeated N
	New Democratic Party

	1971
	Kim Dae-jung
	5,395,900
	45.3%
	Defeated N
	New Democratic Party

	1981
	Yu Chi-song
	404
	7.7%
	Defeated N
	Democratic Korea Party

	1987
	Kim Dae-jung
	6,113,375
	27.0%
	Defeated N
	Party for Peace and Democracy

	1992
	Kim Dae-jung
	8,041,284
	33.8%
	Defeated N
	Democratic Party (1991)

	1997
	Kim Dae-jung
	10,326,275
	40.3%
	Elected Y
	National Congress for New Politics

	2002
	Roh Moo-hyun
	12,014,277
	48.9%
	Elected Y
	Millennium Democratic Party

	2007
	Chung Dong-young
	6,174,681
	26.1%
	Defeated N
	United New Democratic Party

	2012
	Moon Jae-in
	14,692,632
	48.0%
	Defeated N
	Democratic United Party

	2017
	Moon Jae-in
	13,423,800
	41.1%
	Elected Y
	Democratic Party of Korea

	Ahn Cheol-soo
	6,998,342
	21.41%
	Defeated N
	People's Party



Legislative elections[edit]

	Election
	Total seats won
	Total votes
	Share of votes
	Outcome of election
	Status
	Election leader
	Party Name

	1948
	29 / 200



	916,322
	13.5%
	new 29 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Kim Seong-su
	Korea Democratic Party

	1950
	24 / 210



	683,910
	9.8%
	new 24 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Shin Ik-hee
	Democratic National Party

	1954
	15 / 203



	593,499
	7.9%
	29 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Shin Ik-hee
	Democratic National Party

	1958
	79 / 233



	2,914,049
	34.0%
	new 79 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Chough Pyung-ok
	Democratic Party (1955)

	1960
	175 / 233



	3,786,401
	41.7%
	96 seats; Majority
	in government
	Chough Pyung-ok
	Democratic Party (1955)

	1963
	41 / 175



	1,870,976
	20.1%
	new 41 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Yun Bo-seon
	Civil Rule Party

	14 / 175



	1,264,285
	13.6%
	new 14 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Park Soon-cheon
	Democratic Party (1963)

	1967
	45 / 175



	3,554,224
	32.7%
	new 45 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Yu Jin-o
	New Democratic Party

	1971
	89 / 204



	4,969,050
	44.4%
	44 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Kim Hong-il
	New Democratic Party

	1973
	52 / 219



	3,577,300
	32.5%
	37 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Yu Chin-san
	New Democratic Party

	1978
	61 / 231



	4,861,204
	32.8%
	9 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Yi Cheol-seung
	New Democratic Party

	1985
	67 / 276



	5,843,827
	29.3%
	new 81 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Lee Min-woo
	New Korea Democratic Party

	1988
	70 / 299



	3,783,279
	19.3%
	new 70 seats; in Coalition (PPD-DRP-NDRP)
	in opposition
	Lee Min-woo
	Peace Democratic Party

	1992
	97 / 299



	6,004,577
	29.2%
	new 97 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Kim Dae-jung
	Democratic Party (1991)

	1996
	79 / 299



	4,971,961
	25.3%
	new 79 seats; in Coalition (NCNP-ULD-Democrats)
	in opposition (1996-1998)
	Kim Dae-jung
	National Congress for New Politics

	in government (1998-2000)

	2000
	115 / 299



	6,780,625
	35.9%
	new 115 seats; in Coalition (MDP-ULD-DPP)
	in government
	Kim Dae-jung
	Millennium Democratic Party

	2004
	152 / 299



	8,145,824
	38.3%
	new 152 seats; Majority
	in government
	Chung Dong-young
	Uri Party

	9 / 299



	1,510,178
	7.1%
	53 seats; Minority
	in government
	Choug Soon-hyung
	Millennium Democratic Party

	2008
	81 / 299



	4,313,111
	25.1%
	new 81 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Son Hak-gyu
	United Democratic Party

	2012
	127 / 300



	7,777,123
	36.5%
	new 127 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Han Myeong-sook
	Democratic United Party

	2016
	123 / 300



	6,069,744
	25.5%
	new 123 seats; Plurality
	in opposition (2016-2017)
	Kim Chong-in
	Democratic Party

	in government (2017-2020)

	38 / 300



	6,355,572
	26.7%
	new 38 seats; Minority
	in opposition
	Ahn Cheol-soo
	People's Party

	2020
	180 / 300



	14,345,425 (Constituency)
9,307,112 (Party-list PR)
	49.9% (Constituency)
33.4% (Party-list PR)
	52 seats; Majority
	in government
	Lee Hae-chan
	Democratic Party (Constituency)
Platform Party (Party-list PR)



Local elections[edit]

	Election
	Metropolitan mayor/Governor
	Provincial legislature
	Municipal mayor
	Municipal legislature
	Party Name

	1995
	4 / 15



	353 / 875



	84 / 230



	
	Democratic Party (1991)

	1998
	6 / 16



	271 / 616



	84 / 232



	
	National Congress for New Politics

	0 / 16



	0 / 616



	1 / 232



	
	New People Party

	2002
	4 / 16



	33 / 682



	16 / 227



	
	Millennium Democratic Party

	2006
	1 / 16



	52 / 733



	19 / 230



	630 / 2,888



	Uri Party

	2 / 16



	80 / 733



	20 / 230



	276 / 2,888



	Democratic Party (2005)

	2010
	8 / 16



	360 / 761



	92 / 228



	1,025 / 2,888



	Democratic Party (2008)

	2014
	9 / 17



	349 / 789



	80 / 226



	1,157 / 2,898



	New Politics Alliance for Democracy

	2018
	14 / 17



	647 / 824



	151 / 226



	1,638 / 2,927



	Democratic Party of Korea



See also[edit]

	History of South Korea
	Politics of South Korea
	Conservatism in South Korea
	Progressivism in South Korea
	List of political parties in South Korea
	Minjudang


References[edit]





	
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 Political parties in South Korea

	Parliamentary	
	Democratic Party (174)
	People Power Party (102)
	Justice Party (6)
	People Party (3)
	Open Democratic Party (3)
	Basic Income Party (1)
	Period Transition (1)




	in Local Assemblies	
	Minsaeng Party
	Progressive Party
	Awakened Civic Solidarity Party




	Extraparliamentary	
	Christian Liberty Unification Party
	Dawn of Liberty
	Future Democratic Party
	Green Party
	Korea Economic Party
	Labor Party
	National Revolutionary Dividends Party
	New National Participation Party
	Our Future
	Our Republican Party
	People's Democratic Party
	Pro-Park New Party
	Saenuri Party
	Women's Party




	
	Defunct

	First–Second Republic
(1948–63)	
	Democratic Nationalist Party
	Democratic Party (1955)
	Korea Democratic Party
	Korea Independence Party
	Korea Nationalist Party
	Laboring People's Party
	Liberal Party
	National Association
	National Independence Federation
	Progressive Party (1956)
	Workers' Party of South Korea




	Third–Fourth Republic
(1963–81)	
	Democratic Republican Party
	New Democratic Party
	People's Party (1963)
	United Socialist Party




	Fifth Republic
(1981–88)	
	Democratic Justice Party
	Democratic Korea Party
	Korean National Party
	New Korea and Democratic Party




	Sixth Republic
(1988–)	
	Advancement Unification Party
	Bareun Party
	Creative Korea Party
	Democratic Labor Party
	Democratic Party (1990)
	Democratic Party (1991)
	Democratic Party (2000)
	Democratic Party (2007)
	Democratic Party (2008)
	Democratic Party (2011)
	Evergreen Korea Party
	Future Hope Alliance
	Grand National United Party
	Hankyoreh Democratic Party
	Hannara Party (2012)
	Korea Greens
	Korea Vision Party
	Liberty Korea Party
	Liberty Unification Party
	Minjoo Party (2014)
	National Congress for New Politics
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	New Korea Party
	New Korea Party of Hope
	New People's Party
	New Progressive Party
	Onward for Future 4.0
	Participation Party
	Peace Democratic Party
	People First Party
	People's Party (2016)
	People's United Party
	Platform Party
	Popular Party
	Reunification Democratic Party
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	United Democratic Party (1995)
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