Bareun Party
The Bareun Party (Korean: 바른정당; Hanja: 바른政黨; RR: Bareunjeongdang; lit. Righteous Political Party) was a conservative political party in South Korea, announced on 27 December 2016 with the defection of 29 anti-Park Saenuri Party lawmakers. It was known as the Conservative New Party for Reform until 8 January 2017.[9]
Bareun Party 바른정당 Bareunjeongdang | |
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Leader | Yoo Seong-min |
Floor leader | Oh Sin-hwan |
Secretary General | Kim Sung-dong |
Chairman of the Policy Planning Committee | Ji Sang-wook |
Founded | 27 December 2016 (as a parliamentary group) 25 January 2017 (as a political party) |
Dissolved | 13 February 2018[1] |
Split from | Saenuri Party |
Succeeded by | Bareunmirae Party |
Ideology | Conservatism Social conservatism[2] |
Political position | Centre-right[3] to right-wing[4][a] |
Colors | Sky Blue[5] |
Website | |
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^ a: The Bareun Party is sometimes described as a "centrist" party,[6] but this means "centrist" between the Liberty Korea Party and the Democratic Party, not a general political position. The New Conservative Party, the de facto successor to the Bareun Party,[7][8] is also classified as a right-wing party. |
Bareun Party | |
Hangul | 바른정당 |
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Revised Romanization | Bareunjeongdang |
McCune–Reischauer | Parŭnjŏngdang |
Conservative New Party for Reform | |
Hangul | 개혁보수신당 |
Revised Romanization | Gaehyeokbosusindang |
McCune–Reischauer | Kaehyŏkbosusindang |
History
The party was formed amidst a faction feud in the Liberty Korea Party (then Saenuri Party) involving pro and anti-Park Geun-hye forces.[10] The party began as a parliamentary negotiation body that split from the Saenuri Party in December 2016, and became a party in January 2017.[10]
Merger
In January 2018, the party's leader, along with the People's Party leader Ahn Cheol-soo, announced their plans to merge the two parties, in an effort to bolster the two party's parliamentary standing ahead of local elections in June.[11]
The merger faces opposition from members of both parties, citing concerns over differences in ideology and policy, particularly over differing stances on dealing with North Korea.[11] Nevertheless, the party approved the merger plans on 5 February 2018.[12] The merger is expected to be finalized on February 13.[13]
Defections
During its existence, the party suffered from a spate of defections.
2017
By April 2017, the party had already lost 14 lawmakers.[14]
In May, a week before the presidential election, 13 lawmakers affiliated with the party announced their decision to defect and return to the LKP.[14] The decision came after the party's presidential candidate, Yoo Seong-min, declined to join forces with LKP's Hong Joon-pyo and PP's Ahn Cheol-soo and field a single presidential candidate.[14] The defection left the party with just 19 seats in the National Assembly, one short of the 20 required for a political party to be recognized as a negotiating body.[14]
Ahead of a leadership contest in November 2017, an additional eight lawmakers defected, and rejoined the LKP.[15] The eight lawmakers were later joined by the party's floor leader, Joo-Ho-young.[16]
2018
In 9 January 2018, lawmaker Kim Se-yeon,[17] Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil,[18] and lawmaker Park In-sook[18] defected from the party, all of whom rejoined the LKP.[18]
Electoral Performance
Election | Candidate | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome |
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2017 | Yoo Seung-min | 2,208,771 | 6.76% | Defeated |
See also
References
- http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180213000714
- Lee Yong-Pil. "지방선거 앞둔 주요 정당들 "동성애·동성혼 반대"". 뉴스앤조이. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- He-rim, Jo (11 February 2018). "People's Party finalizes decision to merge with Bareun Party". The Korea Herald.
- "Bareunmirae Party starts to splinter". Korea JoongAng Daily. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
Ahn was a contender in the previous presidential election and a former chairman of the centrist People’s Party, which later merged with the right-wing Bareun Party to form the Bareunmirae Party.
- "바른정당 당색은 '스카이블루'". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- Kim Arin (December 8, 2019). "Centrist third party on course to split". The Korea Herald. "The Bareunmirae Party was launched with the merger of two centrist parties—one chaired by Ahn and the other by Yoo."
- "새로운보수당, 안철수계 없이 '도로 바른정당' 되나". Korea Economic Daily. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
만약 안철수계가 합류하지 않는다면 새보수당은 첫 출발부터 '도로 바른정당'이라는 평가를 받을 전망이다. 바른미래당 출범 이전의 바른정당과 인적 구성에 큰 차이가 없기 때문이다. (If the Pro-Ahn faction does not join, the New Conservative Party is expected to be considered the "Again Bareun Party" from its first start. Because this is not much different from the member composition of the Bareun Party, which existed before the launch of the Bareunmirae Party.)
- "새로운보수당, 오늘 공식 출범…"무너진 보수 재건"". The Hankyoreh. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
... 바른미래당에서 탈당한 바른정당계 의원들이 꾸린 새로운보수당은 ...(.. New Conservative Party formed by Bareun Party-faction who defected from the Bareunmirae Party ...)
- Herald, The Korea (2017-01-09). "New conservative party named 'Barun Party'". Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- "Bareun Party officially launched after splitting from Saenuri". Yonhap. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "Leaders of People's Party, Bareun Party declare merger". The Korean Herald. Herald Corporation. Yonhap. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "Bareun Party Agrees on Proposal for Merger with People's Party". KBS World Radio. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- Choi, Ha-young (30 January 2018). "People's Party, Bareun Party to finalize merger Feb. 13". The Korea Times. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "13 Bareun Party Lawmakers to Defect to Liberty Korea Party". KBS World Radio. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- "Eight lawmakers to officially defect from Bareun Party". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Yonhap. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "Bareun Party picks new floor leader, policy chief". Yonhap. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
Oh filled the void left by Joo Ho-young who bolted from the party last month to join the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP).
- "Bareun Party lawmaker decides to defect to Liberty Korea Party". Yonhap. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- Choi, Ha-young (16 January 2018). "Yet another Bareun Party lawmaker to defect to LKP". The Korea Times. Retrieved 3 February 2018.