List of political parties in South Korea
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Template:Politics of South Korea Political parties in South Korea lists political parties in South Korea. South Korea has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which parties have a chance of gaining power alone.
The parties
There are currently five political parties represented in the National Assembly of South Korea:
| Party | Leader | Description | Seats |
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| Uri Party (Yeollin Uridang) | A left-wing, liberal/social-democratic party. It is the party of President Roh Moo-hyun and has a large majority in the National Assembly. The party gains its support from urban students, the young, and the Jeolla region. It gained support through its opposition to the impeachment of President Roh. It won 32 out of 49 seats in Seoul, 44 out of 62 in Incheon and Gyeonggi, confirming that a majority of voters supported the President. | 152 | |
| Grand National Party (Hannara Dang) | Park Guen Hye | A right-wing, conservative party. It is the largest opposition party in the National Assembly and leads the opposition camp. It is the heir of South Korea's traditionally conservative political elite. It gains its support from the conservative voters, rural areas, and the Gyeongsang region. The party supported the impeachment of Roh, suffered a loss of support, but won a majority in North Gyeongsang and South Gyeongsang regions and retained the 100 seats necessary to block constitutional changes. | 121 |
| Democratic Labour Party (Minju Nodongdang) | Gwon Yeong-Gil | A left-wing, socialist party. It is the third largest party in the National Assembly. It gains its support from farmers and industrial factory workers. The last result was considered a great triumph considering that South Koreans are traditionally anti-communist and against left-wing policies.
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| Millennium Democratic Party (Sae Cheon-nyeon Min-ju-dang) | A left-wing, liberal/social-democratic party. It gains support from urban areas. It was formerly the major liberal party, was the second-largest party prior to the election but sustained the biggest loss in the backlash following its leading role in the impeachment of Roh, as much of its support shifted to the Uri Party, with which discussions to merge are underway. | 9 | |
| United Liberal Democrats (Jayu Minju Yonhap) | A right-wing, conservative party. The party gains its support from rural areas. It is a regional party based on North Chungcheong and South Chungcheong regions, has lost support since its leader, Kim Jong-pil, did not contest the last presidential election.
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The following political parties are not currently represented in the National Assembly:
See also
- Index of political parties to browse parties by name
- List of political parties to browse parties by country
- List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
- Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
- List of Korea-related topics