Democratic People's Party (South Korea)
Democratic People's Party 민주국민당 | |
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| Abbreviation | DPP |
| Founded | March 8, 2000 |
| Dissolved | April 18, 2004 |
| Ideology | Conservative (South Korean) |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Blue |
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| Conservatism in South Korea |
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| Democratic People's Party | |
| Hangul | 민주국민당 |
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| Hanja | 民主國民黨 |
| RR | Minju gungmindang |
| MR | Minju kungmindang |
The Democratic People's Party (Korean: 민주국민당) is a minor conservative political party of South Korea. It was formed in 2000 by disaffected members of the Grand National Party. In the 2000 election, two members were elected to the National Assembly.
A political party by the same name existed during the 1950s, during the First Republic of South Korea.
Electoral results
| Election | Leader | Constituency | Party list | Seats | Position | Status | |||||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | No. | +/– | ||||
| 2000 | 695,423 | 3.68 | 1 / 227
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new | 1 / 46
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new | 2 / 273
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new | 4th | Opposition (2000–2001) | |||
| DJP-DNP coalition (2001) | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | 4,347 | 0.02 | 0 / 243
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1 | 0 / 299
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2 | 15th | Extra-parliamentary | |||||