Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)
Democratic Labor Party 민주노동당 | |
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| Leader | Kwon Young-ghil |
| Assembly leader | Gang Gi-gap |
| Founded | 30 January 2000 |
| Dissolved | 13 December 2011 |
| Succeeded by | Unified Progressive Party |
| Headquarters | Jongdo Building, 25-1 Mullaedong2-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul |
| Ideology |
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| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Red |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 민주노동당 |
| Hanja | 民主勞動黨 |
| RR | Minju nodongdang |
| MR | Minju nodongdang |
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The Democratic Labor Party (Korean: 민주노동당) 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 which 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.