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Democratic Party of Korea

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The Democratic Party of Korea, known by its initials DPK, is a political party of South Korea, a presidential republic. In the National Assembly election of 10 April 2024 it won 161 of the 300 seats, well ahead of the People Power Party with 90 and the People Future Party with 18. Its candidate Lee Jae-myung won the 2025 presidential election with 49.4 percent of the vote against 41.2 percent for Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party, and Lee has been president since 4 June 2025. The Factbook archive also notes that a Democratic Alliance coalition consists of the party and several smaller parties.

Facts
Classification
Institution Type
Political Party Organization 1
Founded Year
2014 2
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Governing Party Of

Lee Jae-myung Administration, Governments
Source Lee Jae Myung (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Democratic Party of Korea (CIA World Factbook archive, South Korea)
  • Government: parties
    Democratic Party of Korea (161); People Power Party (90); People Future Party (18); Other (31)
  • In Group: Parties of Presidential Republics, Government: government type
    Government.Government type.text: presidential republic
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2. GlobalSecurity.org: Korea - Minjoo Party of Korea / Democratic Party (DP)
GlobalSecurity.orgHistory
Quote, History
The Minjoo Party was formed as the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (Saejeongchi Minju Yeonhap) on 26 March 2014 after the independent faction led by Ahn Cheol-soo, then in the process of forming a party called the New Political Vision Party, merged with the main opposition Democratic Party, led by Kim Han-gil.
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Lee Jae Myung (Wikipedia)
Governing Party Of: Lee Jae-myung Administration, Lead paragraph
Quote, Governing Party Of: Lee Jae-myung Administration, Lead paragraph
Lee Jae Myung (Korean: 이재명; pronounced [i.dʑɛ.mjʌŋ]; born c. 8 December 1963) is a South Korean politician and lawyer who has served as the 14th president of South Korea since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), he was the party's leader while serving as member of the National Assembly for Incheon Gyeyang B from 2022 to 2025.
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