including Bu-Ma Democratic Protests and Gwangju Uprising. South Korea was democratized in 1987, but it was in 1998 that liberals changed their regime. Since the Kim Dae-jung administration in 1998, South Korean liberals are actively supporting the Sunshine Policy, to promote peace and reconciliation through economic aid and co-operation, or “South-North economic co-operation” (남북경협). Liberal parties The political party that once were ruling party are in bold. Minjudangkye tradition In South Korea, South Korean's unique liberal and korean nationalist parties are often referred to as Minjudangkye parties (). In South Korea, usually "liberal" political parties mean "Minjudangkye" parties. Mainstream parties Christian Social Democratic Party → Korea Democratic Party (1945–1949) Democratic Nationalist Party (1949–1955) Democratic Party (1955–1961; Governing period: 1960–1961) New Democratic Party → Civil Rights Party → Civilian's Party (1960–1967; Governing period: 1961–1962) New Democratic Party (1967–1980) Democratic Korea Party (1981–1988) New Korean Democratic Party → Reunification Democratic Party (1985–1990) New Korean Democratic Party (1984–1988) Peace Democratic Party → New Democratic Unionist Party (1987–1991) Reunification Democratic Party (1987–1990) Democratic Party (1991–1995) Democratic Party → National Congress for New Politics (1995–2000; Governing period: 1998–2000) Millennium Democratic Party → Democratic Party (2000–2008; Governing period: 2000–2003) Uri Party (2002–2007; Governing period: 2004–2007) Grand Unified Democratic New Party (2007–2008; Governing period: 2007-2008) United Democratic Party → Democratic Party (2008–2011) Democratic United Party → Democratic Party (2011–2014) New Politics Alliance for Democracy → Minjoo Party → Democratic Party (since 2014; Governing period: since 2017) Platform Party (satellite party for the 2020 election) People's Party (2016–2018, splinter party) Bareunmirae Party (2018–2020, splinter party) Minsaeng Party (since 2020, splinter party) Minor parties Democratic Party (1963–1965) Liberal Democratic Party (1963–1965) National Party (1971) Democratic Unification Party (1973–1980) Civil Rights Party (1981–1985) New Democratic Party (1985) Democratic Party (1990–1991) Democratic Party (1995–1997) Democratic Party (2007–2008) The Participation Party (2010–2011) Peace Democratic Party → People's Happiness Party (2010–2012) Real Democratic Party (2012) New Political Vision Party (2014) Minjoo Party (2014–2016) Party for Democracy and Peace (2018–2020) New Alternatives (2020) Open Democratic Party (2020–2022) Future Democratic Party (2020) Platform Party (2020) Transition Korea (since 2020) Basic Income Party (since 2020) New Wave (2021–2022) Non-Minjudangkye In South Korea, these political parties are not often referred to as general "liberal" in Korean language, but in an international context, they are clearly referred to as "liberal" political parties. Progressive Party (1956–1958) Creative Korea Party (2007–2012) Unified Progressive Party (2011-2012) People Party (2016–2018) Korean Welfare