| Democratic Labor Party 민주노동당 Minju Nodongdang |
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| Leader | Lee Jung-Hee |
| Assembly leader | Gang Gi-Gap |
| Founded | January 2000 |
| Headquarters | Jongdo Building, 25-1 Mullaedong2-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism, Korean nationalism, Left-wing nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | None |
| Official colours | Orange |
| Seats in the National Assembly |
6 / 299
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| Seats within local government |
143 / 3,893
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| Website | |
| kdlp.org | |
| Politics of South Korea Political parties Elections |
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| Democratic Labor Party (South Korea) | |
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| Hangul | 민주노동당 |
| Hanja | 民主勞動黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Minju Nodongdang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minju Nodong-tang |
The Democratic Labor Party (DLP), established in January 2000, is a left-wing nationalist political party in South Korea. It was founded in the effort to create a political wing for the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and is considered more left-wing and more independent of the two union federations in South Korea. The party president Lee Jung-hee and the assembly leader Kang Gi-gap, who is twice-elected congressman.
The party gained 10 seats in the National Assembly for the first time in the 2004 parliamentary election.
Before and during the 2007 presidential election, conflicts arose between the two main factions within the party.
After the 2007 presidential election, some members (known as 'People's Democracy Faction') quit the party and opened New Progressive Party. The reason of split was the conflict between National Liberation and People's Democracy. Despite that split, DLP gained 5 seats in the National Assembly in the 2008 election, but NPP gained none. In the 2009 election, NPP got one seat.
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