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Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)

Democratic Labor Party
민주노동당
民主勞動黨
LeaderKwon Young-ghil
Assembly leaderGang Gi-gap
Founded30 January 2000 (2000-01-30)
Dissolved5 December 2011
Succeeded byUnified Progressive Party
HeadquartersJongdo Building, 25-1 Mullaedong2-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing[5][6]
ColoursOrange
Democratic Labor Party
Hangul
민주노동당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMinjunodongdang
McCune–ReischauerMinjunodongtang

The Democratic Labor Party (Korean민주노동당; Hanja民主勞動黨; RRMinjunodongdang; MRMinjunodongtang) was a progressive and nationalist political party in South Korea. It was founded in January 2000, in the effort to create a political wing for the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and was considered more left-wing and more independent of the two union federations in South Korea. Its party president was Kwon Young-gil, Kang Gi-gap, and Lee Jung-hee. In December 2011, the party merged into the Unified Progressive Party.

In the South Korean political history, DLP is considered as the ancestor of all of modern day left-leaning political parties such as Justice Party and Progressive Party.

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