New National Party (South Korea)

The New National Party () was a neoliberal party in South Korea that existed from 4 November 1997 to 28 September 1998.

Led by Lee In-je, who had lost the New Korea Party's presidential nomination race to Lee Hoi-chang, the party was founded on 4 November 1997, with Lee Man-seop as party president and Lee In-je as its presidential candidate; figures such as Seo Seok-jae, Won Yoo-chul and Park Chan-jong, who had defected from the New Korea Party, joined the new party. However, Lee In-je finished third in the 1997 South Korean presidential election. In the 1998 South Korean local elections, Jeon Il-sun was elected as mayor of Nonsan, but he lost his office in 2000 due to a violation of election laws.

The New National Party merged with the National Congress for New Politics on 28 September 1998. At this time, Lee Man-seop, Lee In-je, Seo Seok-jae and Won Yoo-chul joined the party, while Kim Hak-won and others joined the United Liberal Democrats individually.

History When the New National Party was being founded, the party name was selected through a public contest conducted via channels. Although other names were proposed, they were deemed either cliche or too similar to the National Congress for New Politics, the party led by Kim Dae-jung at the time. Ultimately, however, the name decided upon was "New National Party".

Former leaders

No. Former representative Position Term 1 Lee Man-seop Chairman 4 November 1997 – 28 September 1998

Election results

Presidential election

Year Election Candidate Votes Vote share Result Status 1997 15th Lee In-je 4,925,591 19.20% 3rd Lost

Local election

Year Election Metropolitan mayor/governor Municipal head Metropolitan council Municipal council Elected Seat share Elected Seat share Elected Seat share Elected Seat share 1998 2nd 0/16 0% 1/232 0.43% 0/616 0% — —

Past national convention

Party Founding Convention At its inaugural convention on 4 November 1997, the New National Party elected Lee Man-seop as its president and former Governor of Gyeonggi Province Lee In-je as its presidential candidate for the 1997 Presidential Election.

1998 Extraordinary National Convention The New National Party, having announced its merger with the National Congress for New Politics on 22 June 1998, held an extraordinary national convention on 28 June and resolved to dissolve the party effective 28 September 1998.

New National Party (South Korea)

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