Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008)

Democratic Party 민주당 民主黨
Founded	17 February 2008 (2008-02-17)[a] 7 May 2008 (2008-05-07)[b]
Dissolved	15 December 2011
Merger of	Grand Unified Democratic New Party Democratic Party
Merged into	Democratic United Party
Headquarters	15-16 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Ideology	Liberalism (South Korean)
Political position	Centre to centre-left
Colours	Green[a]   Green[b]
Website
minjoo.kr (Korean) englishdp.tistory.com (English)
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The Democratic Party (Korean: 민주당; Hanja: 民主黨; RR: Minjudang; MR: Minjutang; DP) was a liberal political party in South Korea. Formerly named United Democratic Party (Korean: 통합민주당; Hanja: 統合民主黨; RR: Tonghapminjudang; UDP), it was the main opposition party in the 18th Assembly. In late 2011, it merged into the Democratic United Party.
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