The New Democratic Party (NDP; ) was a South Korean opposition party that existed from 1967 to 1980, when it was forcibly dissolved by the ninth amendment of the constitution promulgated by Chun Doo-hwan the same year. It was the main opposition party during the Park Chung Hee dictatorial regime, and especially since 1972, when the Yushin constitution was put into effect.
Timeline of the party 7 February 1967 – founded as a coalition of the parties opposing the Park regime – that is, the New Korea Party led by former President Yun Bo-seon and Populist Party led by Park Sun-cheon. 21 February 1967 – officially registered. 8 September 1969 – internal party crisis, as there is no consensus about the amendment of the constitution to allow Park Chung-hee run for a third reelection. 21 September 1969 – the party is again registered. 26 January 1970 – the Liberal Party representatives join the NDP. 3 February 1970 – the independents in the National Assembly of South Korea join the NDP to strengthen the opposition. March 1971 – the party unanimously elects Kim Dae-jung as candidate in the presidential election. 1973–1979 – Kim Young-sam as New Democratic Party leader in the National Assembly 27 October 1980 – the party is dissolved by the transitory dispositions of the Constitution of the Fifth Republic of South Korea.
Election results President Election Candidate Votes % Result 1967 Yun Bo-seon 4,526,541 40.93 1971 Kim Dae-jung 5,395,900 45.26
Legislature Election Leader Votes % Seats Position Status Constituency Party list Total +/– 1967 Yu Jin-o 3,554,224 32.74 new 2nd 1971 Kim Hong-il 4,969,050 44.38 44 1973 Yu Chin-san 3,577,300 32.55 37 1978 Yi Cheol-seung 4,861,204 32.82 9
See also Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008) Democratic Party (South Korea, 2011) New Politics Alliance for Democracy
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