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The Our Republican Party (), formerly the Korean Patriots' Party (), was a
The Our Republican Party (), formerly the Korean Patriots' Party (), was a far-right
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political party
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in South Korea known primarily for its pro-Park Geun-hye
Park Geun-hye (; ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 until Impeachment of Park Geun-hye, she was removed from office in 2017. Park was the first and to date only woman ...
stance. It was formed following a split within the New Saenuri Party. The party strongly supported former president
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Park Geun-hye.
In June 2019, the party elevated Hong Moon-jong
Hong Moon-jong (; born 26 May 1955) is a South Korean politician who served as the Member of the National Assembly for Uijeongbu 2nd constituency. He also served as the Secretary-General of the Saenuri Party. He is the son of the late former pol ...
, a National Assembly
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member who left 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 Hann ...
, as its leader along with incumbent Cho Won-jin
Cho Won-jin (born 7 January 1959) is a South Korean conservative pro-Park Geun-hye politician who served as the break-away Saenuri Party's presidential candidate in the 2017 presidential election. He had been a member of the Liberty Korea Part ...
. Originally, the party planned to change its name as New Republican Party (), but faced a legal issue. On 24 June, the party changed the name to Our Republican Party. The party claimed that the new name came from Park Geun-hye
Park Geun-hye (; ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 until Impeachment of Park Geun-hye, she was removed from office in 2017. Park was the first and to date only woman ...
herself.
In March 2020, the party merged with the Liberty Unification Party to form the Liberty Republican Party.
Election results
See also
*Impeachment of Park Geun-hye
On 9 December 2016, Park Geun-hye, the president of South Korea, was impeached as the culmination of a political scandal involving interventions to the presidency from her aide, Choi Soon-sil. 234 members of the 300-member National Assembly v ...
* 2019 South Korean Capitol attack
The 2019 South Korean National Assembly attack occurred on 16 December 2019, when supporters of the Liberty Korea Party, Our Republican Party (2017), Our Republican Party, and Taegukgi rallies, Taegeukgi units attempted to enter the National Asse ...
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