Democratic Labour Party (South Korea)
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The Democratic Labor Party (DLP), established in January 2000, is a left-wing nationalist
political party in South Korea
. It was founded in the effort to create a political wing for the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
, considered more left and independent of the two union federations in South Korea. Current party president Lee Jung-hee and the assembly leader Kang Gi-gap, who is twice-elected congressman.
The party gained 10 seats in the National Assembly for the first time in the 2004 parliamentary election.
Before and during the 2007 presidential election, conflicts arose between two main factions within the party.
After the 2007 presidential election, some members (known as 'People's Democracy Faction') quit the party and opened New Progressive Party
. The reason of split was conflict between NL (National Liberation) & PD (People's Democracy) which NL's send the document of South Korean who will help when North Korea will take action. But, they didn't apologize or punish who did it. So, PD's split out of the party . Despite that split, DLP gained 5 seats in the National Assembly in the 2008 election, whereas NPP gained none. But, in the 2009 election NPP got one seat.
Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing nationalism describes a form of nationalism officially based upon equality, popular sovereignty, and national self-determination. It has its origins in the Jacobinism of the French Revolution. Left-wing nationalism typically espouses anti-imperialism...
political party in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It was founded in the effort to create a political wing for the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is a national trade union centre officially established in 1995. Its predecessor was the National Council of Trade Unions , established in 1990 as an independent alternative to the Federation of Korean Trade Unions. With 682,418 members in 2007, the KCTU...
, considered more left and independent of the two union federations in South Korea. Current party president Lee Jung-hee and the assembly leader Kang Gi-gap, who is twice-elected congressman.
The party gained 10 seats in the National Assembly for the first time in the 2004 parliamentary election.
Before and during the 2007 presidential election, conflicts arose between two main factions within the party.
After the 2007 presidential election, some members (known as 'People's Democracy Faction') quit the party and opened New Progressive Party
New Progressive Party (South Korea)
New Progressive Party is a left-wing political party in South Korea. New Progressive party was established by a number of Democratic Labour Party members who left the party in reaction to the dominating Korean nationalist faction.First party president was Roh Hoe-chan, elected at the 2004...
. The reason of split was conflict between NL (National Liberation) & PD (People's Democracy) which NL's send the document of South Korean who will help when North Korea will take action. But, they didn't apologize or punish who did it. So, PD's split out of the party . Despite that split, DLP gained 5 seats in the National Assembly in the 2008 election, whereas NPP gained none. But, in the 2009 election NPP got one seat.
See also
- Politics of South KoreaPolitics of South KoreaPolitics of the Republic of Korea takes place in the framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the head of state, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and...
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