Liberal Democratic Party (South Korea)
Liberal Democratic Party | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Kim Byung-kwan (ERC) |
| Founded | 6 March 2021 |
| Registered | 15 March 2021 |
| Merged into | Free Korea 21 Liberal Party |
| Headquarters | 75, Keunumul-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul |
| Membership (2024) | 12,753[1] |
| Ideology | Radical anti-communism Conservatism (South Korean) |
| Political position | Far-right[2] |
| Colors | Blue |
| National Assembly | 0 / 300
|
| Metropolitan Mayors and Governors | 0 / 16
|
| Municipal Mayors | 0 / 227
|
| Provincial and Metropolitan Councillors | 0 / 933
|
| Municipal Councillors | 0 / 3,034
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 자유민주당 |
| Hanja | 自由民主黨 |
| RR | Jayu minjudang |
| MR | Chayu minjudang |
The Liberal Democratic Party (Korean: 자유민주당) is a New Right South Korean political party founded on 15 March 2021.[3]
Outline
[edit]The party was founded on 6 March 2021, following a press conference held by figures including Jang Gyu-jae, Kim Dae-ho, Ryu Seok-chun and Choi In-sik. Declaring the launch of a party provisionally named the "Reform, Freedom, and Responsibility Party," they stated, "The Moon Jae-in administration—which styles itself as a democratic, progressive force—is destroying the Republic of Korea through ignorance, anachronism, arrogance, self-righteousness, hypocrisy, and falsehoods. The situation cannot be halted by existing parties like the People Power Party—a self-proclaimed liberal-conservative party that effectively acts as a 'second company' to the Democratic Party of Korea."[4]
The Preparatory Committee for the Reform, on 11 November 2020, announced its intention to participate in the 2021 South Korean by-elections. The name was later changed to the "Reform Freedom Union." On 17 December 2020, Jang Gyu-jae announced his candidacy for the Busan mayoral by-election, followed by Kim Dae-ho, who announced his bid for the Seoul mayoral by-election on 29 December 2020.[5][4] On 15 March 2021, the party was officially founded under the name "Liberal Democratic Party" through a merger with the Free Korea 21 a conservative party led by former Foundation for Broadcast Culture Chairman Ko Young-ju, and the Liberal Party a right-wing party founded by Son Sang-yoon, CEO of Newstown.[3][6][7]
The LDP supports a historical negationist view of the comfort women issue and the Gwangju uprising.[8]
Election results
[edit]National Assembly elections
[edit]| Year | Election | Constituency seats | Proportional representation | Total seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats won | Vote share | Seats won | Vote share | Seats won | Seat share | ||
| 2024 | 22nd | 0/254 | 0% | 0/46 | 0.14% | 0/300 | 0% |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Activities of Political Parties and Financial Reports". 2024.
- ↑ "'Progressive Party is a spy party'... Who put up the red-baiting banner?". 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- 1 2 중앙선거관리위원회. "정당등록현황 | 정당정보 및 현황 | 정당/정치자금 | 정보공간 | 중앙선거관리위원회". nec.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2026-06-03. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- 1 2 뉴시스 (2020-12-17). "정규재 개혁자유연합 위원장, 부산시장 보궐선거 출마 선언". 뉴시스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- ↑ "정규재 개혁자유연합 창준위원장 부산시장 보선 출마선언". 2020-12-17.
- ↑ "[자유민주당] [합당 성명] 자유한국21(고영주),개혁자유연합(정규재) 합당 발표!". www.ldp.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- ↑ "[자유민주당] [자유민주당 보도자료] 문재인 좌파는 '진보'를 참칭말라, 대한민국 70년이 '참진보'다!". www.ldp.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- ↑ https://www.yna.co.kr/amp/view/AKR20240911092300054