Summary
The National Congress for New Politics (Korean: 새정치국민회의, romanized: Saejeongchigungminhoeui, lit. 'New Politics National Conference'; NCNP) was a political party of South Korea.
National Congress for New Politics 새정치국민회의 새政治國民會議 | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Kim Dae-jung |
| Founded | 5 September 1995 |
| Dissolved | 20 January 2000 |
| Merger of | New National[a] (majority) |
| Split from | Democratic[b] |
| Merged into | Millennium Democratic |
| Headquarters | 25-4, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Alliance of DJP |
| Colours | Green |
| National Congress for New Politics | |
| Hangul | 새정치국민회의 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 새政治國民會議 |
| Revised Romanization | Saejeongchigungminhoeui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Saejŏngch'igungminhoeŭi |
History edit
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 1996 Parliamentary election the party managed to come a strong second, winning 79 seats. Later Kim's Democratic Party merged to the party. In the 1997 Presidential election, the party formed Alliance of DJP along with 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 New People Party, led by Rhee In-je, and a number of conservative politicians to create the Millennium Democratic Party.
Presidential election primary edit
Candidates edit
This is a list of official pre-registered candidates that declared their 2007 presidential bid.
| Name | Occupation | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cho Sun-hyeong(조순형) | Member for Seongbuk-gu-eul | led the impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun in 2004 | |
| Kim Min-seok(김민석) | Former Assembly member | Former Seoul mayoral candidate in 2002 local body election(when Lee Myung Bak was elected that position) | |
| Lee In-je(이인제) | Member for Nonsan, Geumsan and Gyeryung | Presidential candidate of election 1997 | |
| Shin Guk-hwan(신국환) | Member for Munkyeong and 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 edit
President edit
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kim Dae-jung | 10,326,275 | 40.27 | Elected |
Legislature edit
| 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 edit
| Election | Metropolitan mayor/Governor | Provincial legislature | Municipal mayor | Municipal legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 / 16
|
271 / 616
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84 / 232
|
See also edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ Kim Yeong-hwan announced not to run Archived 2008-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, Yonhap, Retrieved on August 31, 2007