The Democratic Party (DP; ) was a political party in South Korea. Formerly founded as the Centrist United Democratic Party (CUDP; ) after the merger of the Democratic Party (2005), it merged with the Grand Unified Democratic New Party in February 2008.
History On 27 June 2007, the Democratic Party (2005) and New Party for Centrist Reform and Alliance merged and formed the Centrist United Democratic Party.
On August 13, 2007, the party changed its name to the Democratic Party.
Lee In-je was elected the party's presidential candidate on 14 October 2007. In the election on December 19, he obtained 0.7% of the vote, finishing sixth.
On 18 February 2008, the party merged with the Grand Unified Democratic New Party to form the United Democratic Party.
Election results Election Candidate Votes % Outcome 2007 Lee In-je 160,708 0.68
See also List of political parties in South Korea Politics of South Korea Elections in South Korea Liberalism in South Korea Liberalism Contributions to liberal theory Liberalism worldwide List of liberal parties Liberal democracy
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