Democratic Independent Party (DIP; ) was a centrist political party in both North and South Korea. The party was established on 19 October 1947. Its initiators were An Jae-hong, Kim Byung-ro, Hong Myong-hui, Kim Ho, Pak Yong-hee, Yi Kuk-no and Kim Won-yong. Hong became chairman of the party.
The DIP opposed Syngman Rhee's single-candidate government and supported Kim Ku and Kim Kyu-sik's North-South negotiation position, but after the 1948 North-South Joint Conference, it split into pro-North and 'Yang Kim' factions, and after several mass defections from the party, it transformed into a minor pro-North party. It participated in elections in North Korea from 1948 until at least 1962.
Electoral history
Supreme People's Assembly elections + Supreme People's AssemblyElectionSeats+/–1948 201957 191962
See also Politics of North Korea List of political parties in North Korea Elections in North Korea Politics of South Korea List of political parties in South Korea Elections in South Korea
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