Progressive Party (South Korea, 2017)
Minjung Party 민중당 Minjungdang | |
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| Leader | Kim Jonghoon Kim Changhan |
| Floor Leader | vacant |
| Secretary General | Pyun Jae-seung |
| Chairman of the Policy Planning Committee | Jung Tae-heung |
| Founded | 15 October 2017 |
| Merger of | New People's Party People's United Party |
| Headquarters | 11, Yeouidaebang-ro 67-gil, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul |
| Ideology | Progressivism[1] National liberation[1] |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| Colours | Orange |
| Slogan | Party with the Youths and the temporaries (비정규직과 청년들의 정당, Bijeonggyujikgwa Cheongnyeondeului Jeongdang) |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 1 / 300 |
| Seats within local government | 30 / 3,687 |
| Website | |
| minjungparty | |
| Progressive Party | |
| Hangul | 민중당 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Minjungdang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minchungdang |
The Minjung Party (Korean: 민중당; Hanja: 民衆黨; RR: Minjungdang; lit. People’s Party) is a political party of South Korea. The party was formed by the merger of the New People's Party and People's United Party on 15 October 2017.[2][3]
History
The party initially had two members in the National Assembly, both from Ulsan, but was reduced to one on December 22nd, when the supreme court convicted Yoon Jong-oe for breaking the campaign law.[4]
Controversy
The merger of New People's Party and People's United Party has been controversial, due to their status as a party that is largely a continuation of the dissolved Unified Progressive Party. The party was dissolved and prohibited in 2014 due to purported "anti-constitutional" activity by the Constitutional Court ruling. Conservative critics of the party argued that the party is merely an attempt to reestablish the Unified Progressive Party.[5]
References
- ^ a b "민중당 기본정책" [Basic policy of Minjung Party] (PDF). Minjung Party. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "민중당 공식 출범 "민중 승리시대 열 것" 포부". 인천일보 (in Korean). 15 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "민중당 공식 출범 "민중 승리시대 열 것" 포부". 인천일보 (in Korean). 15 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "울산 북구 단일화 양보했던 이상헌 "윤종오는 무죄"". Ohmynews. Naver. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ 김경희 (15 October 2017). "민중당 오늘 출범…옛 '통진당' 재건 논란도". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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