Minjung Party

Minjung Party
민중당
Minjungdang
Leader Kim Jong-hoon
Kim Chang-han
Floor Leader vacant
Secretary General Pyun Jae-seung
Chairman of the Policy Planning Committee Jung Tae-heung
Founded 15 October 2017 (2017-10-15)
Merger of New People's Party
People's United Party
Headquarters 11, Yeouidaebang-ro 67-gil, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul
Ideology Progressivism[1]
Political position Left-wing
Colours Orange
Slogan From a Proprietor of the square to a Proprietor of politics (광장의 주인에서 정치의 주인으로, gwangjange juineseo jeongchie juineuro)
Seats in the National Assembly
1 / 300
Seats within local government
11 / 3,750
Website
minjungparty.com
Minjung Party
Hangul 민중당
Hanja 民衆黨
Revised Romanization Minjungdang
McCune–Reischauer Minjungdang
Headquarter building of Minjung Party

The Minjung Party (Hangul: 민중당; Hanja: 民衆黨; RR: Minjungdang) 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]

Local elections

Election Metropolitan mayor/Governor Provincial legislature Municipal mayor Municipal legislature Election leader
2018
0 / 17
0 / 824
0 / 226
11 / 2,927
 Kim Jong-hoon
Kim Chang-han

References

  1. ↑ "민중당 기본정책" [Basic policy of Minjung Party] (PDF). Minjung Party. Retrieved 2017-11-23. 우리는 진보정당 운동의 역사와 정신을 계승과 동시에 성찰하면서 다양한 계급 계층 및 정파의 차이를 존중하고 힘을 모으는 연합의 정치, 단결의 정치를 실현하여 진보집권을 위해 나아간다.
  2. ↑ "민중당 공식 출범 "민중 승리시대 열 것" 포부". 인천일보 (in Korean). 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  3. ↑ "민중당 공식 출범 "민중 승리시대 열 것" 포부". 인천일보 (in Korean). 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  4. ↑ "울산 북구 단일화 양보했던 이상헌 "윤종오는 무죄"". Ohmynews. Naver. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ↑ 김경희 (2017-10-15). "민중당 오늘 출범...옛 '통진당' 재건 논란도". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-16.
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