Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)
Democratic Party of Korea 더불어민주당 | |
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| Abbreviation | DPK DP |
| Leader | Park Chan-dae (acting) |
| Secretary-General | Kim Yun-duk |
| Floor Leader | Kim Byung-kee |
| Chair of the Policy Planning Committee | Jin Sung-joon |
| Founded |
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| Merger of |
... and others
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| Headquarters | 7, Gukhoe-daero 68-gil, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Think tank | The Institute for Democracy |
| Youth wing | 청년 민주당 (Democratic Party of Youth) |
| Membership (2023) | 5,129,314 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| Satellite party | Platform Party (2020) |
| Electoral alliance | Democratic Alliance of Korea (2024) |
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| Slogan | 당원과 함께, 국민과 함께, 새로운 대한민국 ("Together with the party, together with the people, a new Republic of Korea") |
| National Assembly | 168 / 300 |
| Metropolitan mayors and governors | 5 / 17 |
| Municipal mayors | 71 / 226 |
| Provincial and metropolitan councillors | 322 / 872 |
| Municipal councillors | 1,355 / 2,988 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| theminjoo.kr | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 더불어민주당 |
| Hanja | 더불어民主黨 |
| RR | Deobureo minjudang |
| MR | Tŏburŏ minjudang |
| New Politics Alliance for Democracy | |
| Hangul | 새정치민주연합 |
| Hanja | 새政治民主聯合 |
| RR | Saejeongchi minju yeonhap |
| MR | Saejŏngch'i minju yŏnhap |
The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK or DP; Korean: 더불어민주당, lit. 'Together Democratic Party') is a liberal political party in South Korea. The DPK and its rival, the People Power Party (PPP), form the two major political parties of South Korea. It is the ruling party following the victory of Lee Jae-myung at the 2025 presidential election, and has been the largest party in the National Assembly since 2016, controlling a majority since 2020. It was previously the ruling party under Moon Jae-in from 2017 to 2022.
The Democratic Party was founded as the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD; 새정치민주연합) on 26 March 2014 as a merger between the previous Democratic Party and the preparatory committee of the New Political Vision Party (NPVP) led by Ahn Cheol-soo. The party changed its name to the current name on 28 December 2015. In 2022, the Democratic Party, the Open Democratic Party, and New Wave merged to form a big tent party.