New Democratic Party (South Korea)

Timeline of the party

• 7 February 1967 – founded as a coalition of the parties opposing the Park regime – that is, the New Korea Party led by former President Yun Bo-seon and Populist Party led by Park Sun-cheon.
• 21 February 1967 – officially registered.
• 8 September 1969 – internal party crisis, as there is no consensus about the amendment of the constitution to allow Park Chung-hee run for a third reelection.
• 21 September 1969 – the party is again registered.
• 26 January 1970 – the Liberal Party representatives join the NDP.
• 3 February 1970 – the independents in the National Assembly of South Korea join the NDP to strengthen the opposition.
• March 1971 – the party unanimously elects Kim Dae-jung as candidate in the presidential election.
• 1973-1979 – Kim Young-sam as New Democratic Party leader in the National Assembly
• 27 October 1980 – the party is dissolved by the transitory dispositions of the Constitution of the Fifth Republic of South Korea.

  Election results

Presidential elections

Legislative elections