Future Democratic Party
The Future Democratic Party (Korean: 미래민주당; Hanja: 未來民主黨; RR: Miraeminjoodang) is a liberal[3][4] political party in South Korea.
Future Democratic Party 미래민주당 Miraeminjoodang | |
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| Leader | Chun Se-kyung |
| Founded | 11 March 2020[1] (officially registered on 16 March 2020) |
| Ideology | Liberalism[2] Social-liberalism Decentralisation |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| Colors | Sky blue |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 300
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| Metropolitan mayor and Gubernatorial | 0 / 17
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| Municipal Mayors | 0 / 226
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| Seats within local government | 0 / 2,926
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| Website | |
| http://www.miraeminjoo.co.kr/main.php | |
History
On January 23, 2020, former Democratic Party of Korea member; Chun Se-kyung left the Democratic Party of Korea and announced his will to create a new party.[5] The party was officially founded on March 11, 2020[6] and officially registered with the National Election Commission on March 16, 2020. The party is made of mostly pro-Lee Jae-myung politicians; however, Lee Jae-myung himself has nothing to do with the party nor explicitly stated his support for the party.[7] The party ran two candidates for proportional representation in the 2020 South Korean legislative election[8].
References
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- {{cite https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2020031821140793102}}
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- "[단독]'친이재명계' 표방 정당도…미래민주당 "민주 중진 2~3명, 이재명계 영입"". 아시아경제 (in Korean). 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- "[단독] '미래민주당' 인천에 뜨나?". 인천투데이 (in Korean). 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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- "이두원 전 홍성군의원, 미래민주당 비례후보 2번 등록". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
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