- New Progressive Party (South Korea)
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New Progressive Party
진보신당
Jinbo Sindang
President Cho Seung-soo Assembly leader Cho Seung-soo Founded March 2008 Headquarters Daeha Building, 14-11 Yoido-dong, Youngdungpo-gu, Seoul Ideology Democratic socialism,
Social democracy,
Progressivism,
Green politics,
FeminismPolitical position Centre-left International affiliation None Official colours Red Seats in the National Assembly 1 / 299Seats within local government 25 / 3,893Website www.newjinbo.org Politics of South Korea
Political parties
ElectionsKorean name Hangul 진보신당 Hanja 進步新黨 Revised Romanization Jinbo Sin-dang McCune–Reischauer Chinbo Sin-tang New Progressive Party (NPP) is a Centre-left political party in South Korea. New Progressive party was established by a number of Democratic Labour Party members (known as 'People's Democracy Faction) who left the party in reaction to the dominating Korean nationalist faction.
First party president was Roh Hoe-chan, elected at the 2004 Parliamentary election as a member of the Democratic Labour Party, however not elected again.
NPP failed to take seats in the National Assembly in 2008 general election. At that time, Roh Hoe-chan was expected to win a seat, because he was winning in most of the pre-vote surveys.
NPP looked to take seat at 29 April 2009 by-election. Ulsan Buk-gu was the one of expected to win the seat because of many labour workers live in that area. NPP nominated Cho Seung-soo, former AM in Ulsan Buk-gu, 2005. NPP was negotiating with DLP (Democratic Labour Party) to nominate the Progressive sole candidate before the by-election starts. NPP and DLP finally negotiated the sole candidate and the result was that Cho became the Progressive sole candidate against conservative candidates. In 29 April by-election, Cho beat GNP (Grand National Party) candidate and finally NPP took the one seat.
In 2010 election of local government of mayor of Seoul , Roh Hoe-chan got 3% of citizens. But, Democratic party's Han myung-sook was just behind Oh se-hoon for 1~2% so, her supporters insulted him because he did not retired.
In 2011, Democratic labor party suggested to merge, but in election of party members it declined it for agree of 50%.
See also
- Politics of South Korea
- List of political parties in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
- Gay rights in South Korea
External links
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