Labor Party (South Korea)

Labor Party
노동당
Nodongdang
Leader Lee Gap-yong
Founded 21 July 2013 (2013-07-21)
Merger of New Progressive Party,
Socialist Party
Headquarters Hanheung Building, 29-28, Yeongdeungpo-dong 7-ga, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul
Newspaper Letter from the Future
Youth wing Committee on Youth and Student
Membership (2016) 3,886[1]
Ideology Socialism [2]
 • Eco-socialism[2]
 • Socialist feminism[2]
 • Pacifism[2]
 • Minority movement[2]
Political position Left-wing
Colors Red
Seats in the National Assembly
0 / 300
Seats within local government
0 / 2,898
Website
www.laborparty.kr
Labor Party
Hangul 노동당
Hanja 勞動黨
Revised Romanization Nodongdang
McCune–Reischauer Nodongdang

The Labor Party is a left-wing political party in South Korea.

History

After the New Progressive Party united with the Socialist Party its name changed to the Labor Party. It held the interim party congress on 21 July 2013.

Leadership

Election results

Legislative elections

Election Total seats won Constituency votes Share of votes Outcome of election Leader
2016
0 / 300
 91,705 0.38% Steady 0 seats; Opposition Koo Kyo-hyun

Local elections

Election Metropolitan mayor/Governor Provincial legislature Municipal mayor Municipal legislature
2014
0 / 17
1 / 789
0 / 226
6 / 2,898
2018
0 / 17
0 / 789
0 / 226
0 / 2,898

See also

References

  1. ↑ "노동당 대표로 이갑용 전 민주노총위원장 당선".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "노동당 강령" [Labor Party platform] (PDF). Labor Party. 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2017-10-14. 우리 당은 사회적 위기의 치열한 중심에서 생태주의, 여성주의, 평화주의, 소수자 운동과 결합된 사회주의를 현실 속의 이념으로 구현할 것이며 평등‧생태‧평화‧연대의 가치를 정책과 실천 속에서 구체화할 것이다.
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