People's Democracy Party (South Korea)

The People's Democracy Party[lower-alpha 1] is a communist party in South Korea which aims to establish a people's democracy, in which the proletariat owns the productive forces. The party is also staunchly anti-imperialist and has called for an immediate peace agreement with North Korea and the complete withdrawal of foreign troops from South Korea.

People's Democracy Party
민중민주당
LeaderLee Sang-hoon
Founded5 November 2016 (2016-11-05)
Headquarters#1107 Le Meilleur Jongno Town, 19 Jongno, Jogno 1-ga Jongno-gu, Seoul
Ideology
National Assembly
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Website
pdp21.kr
People's Democracy Party
Hangul
민중민주당
Hanja
民衆民主黨
Revised RomanizationMinjungminjudang
McCune–ReischauerMinjungminjudang
Abbreviation
Hangul
민중당
Hanja
民衆黨
Revised RomanizationMinjungdang
McCune–ReischauerMinjungdang

History

The Founding Preparatory Committee of the Hwansu Welfare Party (환수복지당) was formed on 12 July 2016[1] and it held a press conference on 18 July.[2] The inauguration ceremony of the Hwansu Welfare Party was subsequently held on 5 November 2016,[3] and the party registered with the National Election Commission (NEC) on 21 November.[4]

The Hwansu Welfare Party merged with organizations affiliated with the National Liberation and People's Democracy political camps on 15 August 2017. The party subsequently renamed itself the People's Democracy Party-Hwansu Welfare Party (민중민주당-환수복지당), later shortened to the "People's Democracy Party".

Three members of the People's Democracy Party were arrested by police on 8 November 2017 for distributing leaflets and hanging a banner critical of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Korea. During the same afternoon, the People's Democracy Party held a press conference in front of the Mapo Police Station and said, "Since yesterday [when President Trump arrived], a total of seven party members were arrested for doing the same thing in downtown Seoul, and four of them have been released."[5]

The People's Democracy Party issued a statement in solidarity with four leaders of the anti-racist protests in Denver, Colorado, U.S., who were arrested by local authorities in late 2020.[6]

Ideology and policies

The People's Democracy Party is a communist party which aims to establish a people's democracy in South Korea, in which workers, farmers, and small merchants (i.e. the proletariat and petite bourgeoisie) are the owners of the productive forces.[7]

The party has called for an immediate end to the Korean conflict by striking a peace deal with North Korea[8] and withdrawing foreign troops from South Korea.[9] The party program also calls for free housing, education, and medical care, as well as an end to conscription in South Korea.

The party argues that "South Corea [sic] is a complete colony occupied by the U.S. military, is politically oppressed by the U.S., and is economically subordinate to imperialist countries, including the U.S.," and therefore "True peace is possible only without imperialism; the head of imperialism is the U.S."[10]

Election results

Legislative elections
Election Constituency votes Share of votes Seats won +/− Outcome
2020 63 0.00%
0 / 300
 No seats

See also

Notes
  1. Korean: 민중민주당; Hanja: 民衆民主黨; RR: Minjungminjudang

References
  1. Lee, Jae Chul (31 December 2017). "Political Protest from 2016 to 2017 in Korea : Analysis of Citizens in Metropolitan Areas". The Journal of Social Science. 24 (4): 61–82. doi:10.46415/jss.2017.12.24.4.61. ISSN 1598-8996.
  2. "'환수복지당' 18일 창당준비위 출범 - 통일뉴스". www.tongilnews.com (in Korean). Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. "Solidarity statement to the People's Democracy Party inauguration". 14 November 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  4. Ahn, Bo-Young; Chun, Young-Sin (31 August 2011). "The Characteristics Asian Dust Observed in Japan Deflecting the Korean Peninsula (2010. 5. 22.-5. 25.)". Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society. 32 (4): 388–401. doi:10.5467/jkess.2011.32.4.388. ISSN 1225-6692.
  5. "'트럼프 반대' 유인물 배포 잇따라 ... '북한 삐라'도 발견(종합)". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. People's, Democracy Party (22 September 2020). "Immediately release anti-racist organizers and PSL members!". Liberation News. Retrieved 1 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "하나의 이념과 두개의 주의". 민중민주당(민중당) (in Korean). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  8. "이땅을 전쟁연습 없는 평화지대로 만들자". 26 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  9. "People's Democracy Party of South Korea in Britain to protest deployment of THAAD". 22 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  10. People's, Democracy Party (25 June 2020). "70 years too long: The struggle to end the Korean War". Liberation School. Retrieved 1 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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