Future Democratic Party Explained

Future Democratic Party
Website:miraeminjoo.co.kr
Seats4 Title:Seats within local government
Seats3 Title:Municipal Mayors
Seats2 Title:Metropolitan mayor and Gubernatorial
Seats1 Title:Seats in the National Assembly
Native Name:미래민주당
Position:Centre-left
Colors: Sky blue
Foundation:11 March 2020[1]
(officially registered on 16 March 2020)
Dissolution:28 July 2020
Leader:Chun Se-kyung
Country:South Korea
Rr:Mirae minjoo dang
Mr:Mirae minju tang

The Future Democratic Party was a pro-Lee Jae-myung[2] political party in South Korea.

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.[3] The party was officially founded on March 11, 2020[4] 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.[5] The party ran two candidates for proportional representation in the 2020 South Korean legislative election.[6]

After the 2020 legislative elections, the Party dissolved itself.

See also

References

  1. Web site: 중앙선거관리위원회 홈페이지에 오신것을 환영합니다 .
  2. Web site: [단독]'친이재명계' 표방 정당도…미래민주당 "민주 중진 2~3명, 이재명계 영입"]. Asia Business Daily. 2011-08-24.
  3. Web site: [단독] '미래민주당' 인천에 뜨나?]. 2020-01-23. 인천투데이. ko. 2020-04-14.
  4. Web site: 신한일보.
  5. Web site: 이재명 "미래민주당과 무관…민주당 당론 존중" 해명. 김 . 경태. 2020-03-20. Yonhap News Agency. ko. 2020-04-15.
  6. Web site: 이두원 전 홍성군의원, 미래민주당 비례후보 2번 등록. 2020-03-27. OhmyNews. ko. 2020-04-15.