Democratic Justice Party
The Democratic Justice Party (DJP) (민주정의당) was the ruling party of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. It was formed in 1980 as the Democratic Republican Party and was the political vehicle for Chun Doo-hwan.
Democratic Justice Party 민주정의당 Minju Jeonguidang | |
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Leader | Roh Tae-woo (1985-1990) |
Founder | Chun Doo-hwan |
Founded | 1 September 1980 |
Dissolved | 22 January 1990 |
Preceded by | Democratic Republican Party |
Merged into | Democratic Liberal Party |
Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
Ideology | Korean nationalism Anti-communism Economic liberalism Neoliberalism Authoritarianism (until 1987) National conservatism (from 1987) |
Political position | Right-wing[1] to far-right[2] |
Colours | Light blue and red |
Democratic Justice Party | |
Hangul | 민주정의당 |
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Hanja | 民主正義黨 |
Revised Romanization | Minju Jeong-uidang |
McCune–Reischauer | Minju Chŏng-ŭitang |
DJP | |
Hangul | 민정당 |
Hanja | 民正黨 |
Revised Romanization | Minjeongdang |
McCune–Reischauer | Minchŏngtang |
History
When 1979, Park Chung-hee's assassination, Chun Doo-hwan of the party created it the 'Democratic Justice Party' in 1980. Even though a less authoritarian constitution was enacted that year, the political system was rigged heavily in favor of the DJP. The new Fifth Republic Constitution barred the President from reelection with a single seven year term. Chun announced retirement in 1987 and transferred power to Roh Tae-woo but refused to have any political reform.
The situation changed in 1987, when DJP presidential candidate Roh Tae-woo promised that year's presidential election would be free and democratic. Roh became the first direct elected president under free and fair election in December 1987. In 1990, the DJP merged with Kim Young Sam's Reunification Democratic Party and Kim Jong-pil's New Democratic Republican Party to form the Democratic Liberal Party.
Election results
Presidential elections
Election | Candidate | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome | |
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1981 | Chun Doo-hwan | ![]() |
4,755 (electoral vote) | 90.2% | Elected ![]() |
1987 | Roh Tae-woo | ![]() |
8,282,738 | 36.6% (direct election) | Elected ![]() |
Legislative elections
Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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1981 | 151 / 276 |
5,776,624 | 35.6% | ![]() |
Chun Doo-hwan |
1985 | 148 / 276 |
7,040,811 | 34.0% | ![]() |
Chun Doo-hwan |
1988 | 125 / 299 |
6,675,494 | 34.0% | ![]() |
Roh Tae-woo |
References
- Kim, Youngmi (2011), The Politics of Coalition in Korea: Between institutions and culture, Routledge, p. 36
- 韓國言論 100年史, 한국 언론인 연합회 (Federation of Korean Reporter), 2006, p. 176