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"name_other": "신민당", "year_first": 1967, "year_last": 1980, "share": 44.4, "share_year": 1971, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democratic_Party_(South_Korea)", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 2307, "name_short": "HD-SD", "name": "Hannara-dang -- Saenuri-dang", "name_english": "New World Party -- The Grand National Party", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1997, "year_last": "", "share": 42.8, "share_year": 2012, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National_Party", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 4455, "name_short": "LP", "name": "Jayu-dang", "name_english": "Liberal Party", "name_other": "자유당, 自由黨", "year_first": 1951, "year_last": 1970, "share": 42.1, "share_year": 1958, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Party_(South_Korea)", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 894, "name_short": "MK/SH", "name": "Minju Ja-yudang / Sin 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"partyfacts_id": 2305, "name_short": "MD", "name": "[Tonghap] Minjudang", "name_english": "[United] Democratic Party", "name_other": "", "year_first": 2008, "year_last": 2011, "share": 36.5, "share_year": 2012, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28South_Korea,_2008%29", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 2548, "name_short": "MDP", "name": "Saecheonnyeonminju Dang", "name_english": "Millenium Democratic Party", "name_other": "", "year_first": 2000, "year_last": 2007, "share": 35.9, "share_year": 2000, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28South_Korea,_2000%29", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 4341, "name_short": "DJP", "name": "Minju Jeongui-dang", "name_english": "Democratic Justice Party", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1980, "year_last": 1990, "share": 35.6, "share_year": 1981, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Justice_Party", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 2547, "name_short": "DP", "name": "Minju Dang", "name_english": "Democratic Party", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1991, "year_last": 1995, "share": 29.2, "share_year": 1992, "wikipedia": "", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 4448, "name_short": "SM", "name": "Sinhan Minju-dang", "name_english": "New Korea Democratic Party", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1985, "year_last": 1988, "share": 28.8, "share_year": 1985, "wikipedia": "", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 4468, "name_short": "NARRKI", "name": "Daehan Dongnip Chokseong Gungmin-hoe", "name_english": "National Association for the Rapid Realization of Korean Independence", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1946, "year_last": 1960, "share": 26.1, "share_year": 1948, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_(South_Korea)", "description": "", "comment": "", 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