The Liberty Unification Party ( ko, 자유통일당) was a
conservative political party in
South Korea.
History
The party was originally formed as the Korea Party (Proportional) ( ko, 비례한국당) by
Choi In-shik, who exited from the
United Korea Party (now as the
New National Participation Party
The New National Participation Party () is a far-right political party in South Korea. Originally, the name was the Patriotic Party (), but it was changed to the United Korean Party () in February 2016 and later renamed to its current name on 20 ...
). It soon changed the name to Party for National Revolution (
Korean: 국민혁명당) after the
National Election Commission
An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...
did not allow all political parties from using the term "(Proportional)" to their names.
On 29 January 2020,
Kim Moon-soo, the former
Governor of Gyeonggi, quitted from the
Liberty Korea Party
The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Hanna ...
and joined this party. 2 days later, the party was officially formed and elected Kim as its President.
, a pastor, did not officially join but showed his intention to be allied with the party.
, the President of the
Christian Liberal Party
The Liberal Unification Party () is a political party in South Korea established on March 3, 2016. Until 2020, it was known as the Christian Liberty Party (), and following that until 14 June 2021 as the Christian Liberty Unification Party (). Re ...
, showed his intention to form an electoral alliance with this party.
On 20 February, the party agreed to be merged with the
Our Republican Party before the election.
References
External links
Official websiteLiberty Unification Party
on YouTube
2020 disestablishments in South Korea
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