Future Democratic Party

The Future Democratic Party (Korean: 미래민주당; Hanja: 未來民主黨; RR: Miraeminjoodang) is a liberal[3][4] political party in South Korea.

Future Democratic Party 미래민주당
Leader	Chun Se-kyung
Founded	11 March 2020[1] (officially registered on 16 March 2020)
Ideology	Liberalism[2] Social liberalism Decentralization
Political position	Centre to centre-left
Colors	Sky blue
Seats in the National Assembly	0 / 300
Metropolitan mayor and Gubernatorial	0 / 17
Municipal Mayors	0 / 226
Seats within local government	0 / 2,926
Website
http://www.miraeminjoo.co.kr/main.php
Politics of South Korea Political parties Elections

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.[5] The party was officially founded on March 11, 2020[6] 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.[7] The party ran two candidates for proportional representation in the 2020 South Korean legislative election.[8]

See also

• Politics of South Korea
• Democratic Party of Korea

References

1. https://www.nec.go.kr/portal/bbs/list/B0000350.do?menuNo=200476. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "[단독]'친이재명계' 표방 정당도…미래민주당 "민주 중진 2~3명, 이재명계 영입"". Asia Business Daily. 2011-08-24.
3. "[단독]'친이재명계' 정당도 나선다…미래민주당 "민주 중진 2~3명, 이재명계 후보 영입"". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
4. "[단독]'친이재명계' 표방 정당도…미래민주당 "민주 중진 2~3명, 이재명계 영입"". 아시아경제 (in Korean). 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
5. "[단독] '미래민주당' 인천에 뜨나?". 인천투데이 (in Korean). 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
6. http://www.shinhanilbo.co.kr/news/articleView. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. 김경태 (2020-03-20). "이재명 "미래민주당과 무관…민주당 당론 존중" 해명". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-15.
8. "이두원 전 홍성군의원, 미래민주당 비례후보 2번 등록". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-04-15.