Open Democratic Party

The Open Democratic Party () is a liberal political party in South Korea formed on 8 March 2020.
History.
On 28 February 2020, Chung Bong-ju, a former Democratic MP, announced his intention to form a new party. He had initially launched his bid to run for Seoul Gangseo 1st constituency for 2020 election under the Democratic banner but was disqualified by the party due to controversies including sexual harassment. He, however, declared not to run for the election.
Lee Keun-shik, the then-leader of the group, harshly criticised the United Future Party (UFP) for establishing its satellite party, the Future Korea Party (FKP), in order to overcome the new electoral law granting proportional seats. He denounced the UFP's action as "immoral" while emphasising they will stop the UFP-FKP duo to win the election.
Sohn Hye-won, an independent MP who had quit the Democratic Party, announced they would join this party.
On 8 March 2020, the party was officially formed and elected Lee Keun-shik as its president.
The party gained only three seats, much less than expectations. Lee resigned on 19 April in order to take responsibility of the party's defeat. On 12 May 2020, Choi Kang-wook was elected as the new president of the party.
Political positions.
The party has criticised the Democratic Party for adopting a more conservative approach in recent years. However, Sohn Hye-won said that the party will welcome both conservatives and progressives, should they wish to join.