[1] Many of the former NDP and CPD members formed New Korean Democratic Party, in a purpose of the "real opposition", after their political bans were lifted in December 1984.

Due to the short preparation time along with the government's election fraud, the party was expected to be defeated.

[2] The Agency for National Security Planning analysed that NKDP would barely win around 20 seats, and in addition, Chairman Lee running for Jongro & Central District of Seoul, would be lost in the constituency.

[7] Their seats were later increased up to 103, after some MPs from DKP and Nat'l defected to NKDP,[8][9][10][11][12][2] which occurred serious conflicts between the government and the opposition.

This, however, also boosted the government's repression that reached its zenith when the party's MP Yoo Sung-hwan was arrested after his parliamentary speech on 14 October 1986.