Labor Party (South Korea)

The Labor Party (Korean: 노동당; Hanja: 勞動黨; RR: Nodongdang) is a democratic socialist political party in South Korea.

Labor Party 노동당
Leader	Hyun Lin
Founded	21 July 2013
Merger of	New Progressive Party
Headquarters	Hanheung Building, 29-28, Yeongdeungpo-dong 7-ga, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul
Newspaper	Letter from the Future
Youth wing	Committee on Youth and Student
Membership (2016)	3,886[1]
Ideology	Social democracy[2] Democratic socialism[3] Environmentalism[3]
Political position	Center-left[2] to left-wing
Colors	Red
Seats in the National Assembly	0 / 300
Seats within local government	0 / 2,898
Website
www.laborparty.kr
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Labor Party
Hangul	노동당
Hanja	勞動黨
Revised Romanization	Nodongdang
McCune–Reischauer	Nodongdang

Headquarter and Seoul bureau building of Labor Party in 2018.

History

After the New Progressive Party and the Socialist Party voted to unite in 2012, the Labor Party was officially formed the following year. It held its interim party congress on 21 July 2013.

Leadership

• Hong Sehwa and An Hyo-sang, 2012
• Kim Jong-cheol, 2012 (acting)
• Kim Il-ung, 2012–2013
• Lee Yong-gill, 2013–2015
• Na Gyung-che, 2015
• Choe Seung-hyeon, 2015 (acting)
• Kim Sang-cheol, 2015
• Koo Kyo-hyun, 2015–2016
• Kim Gang-ho, 2016 (acting)
• Lee Gap-yong, 2016–2018
• Na Do-won, 2018-2019 (acting)
• Shin Ji-hae, Yong Hae-in, 2019
• Hyun Lin, 2019 (acting)
• Hyun Lin, 2019-present

Election results

Legislative elections

Election	Total seats won	Constituency votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Leader
2016	0 / 300	91,705	0.38%	0 seats; Opposition	Koo Kyo-hyun
2020	0 / 300	34,272	0.12%	0 seats; Opposition	Koo Kyo-hyun

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Local elections

Election	Metropolitan mayor/Governor	Provincial legislature	Municipal mayor	Municipal legislature
2014	0 / 17	1 / 789	0 / 226	6 / 2,898
2018	0 / 17	0 / 789	0 / 226	0 / 2,898

See also

• Pak Noja
• Park Eun-ji
• Progressivism in South Korea

References

1. 이근선 (14 October 2016). "노동당 대표로 이갑용 전 민주노총위원장 당선". 개미뉴스 (in Korean).
2. 탁양현 (January 11, 2019). 진보주의 정치철학, 수운 최제우, 안토니오 그람시 (in Korean). e퍼플. p. 33. ISBN 9791163473008 – via Google Books.
3. "노동당 강령" [Labor Party platform] (PDF). Labor Party. 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2017-10-14.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Labor Party on Twitter (in Korean)
• Labor Party on Facebook (in Korean)