Labor Party (South Korea)

Labor Party
노동당
Nodongdang
Leader Kim Kang-ho
Founded 21 July 2013 (2013-07-21)
Merger of New Progressive Party,
Socialist 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 Anti-capitalism[2]
Anti-imperialism[2]
Socialistic[2]
 • Environmentalism
 • Feminism
 • Pacifism
 • Minority movement
Post-nationalism
Anti-Juchesasangpa
Political position Left-wing
Colors Red
Seats in the National Assembly
0 / 300
Seats within local government
3 / 3,687
Website
www.laborparty.kr
Labor Party
Hangul 노동당
Hanja 勞動黨
Revised Romanization Nodongdang
McCune–Reischauer Nodongdang

The Labor Party is a left-wing political party in South Korea.

History

Which was united with the Socialist Party, the New Progressive Party was changed its name to "Labor Party", held the interim party congress on 21 July 2013.

Leadership

Leaders of the Labor Party

Election results

Legislative elections

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

Local elections

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

See also

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References

  1. ↑ http://m.antnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=291
  2. 1 2 3 "노동당 강령" [Labor Party platform] (PDF). Labor Party. 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
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