Our Republican Party
The Our Republican Party (Korean: 우리공화당; Hanja: 우리共和黨; RR: Urigonghwadang), formerly the Korean Patriots' Party (Korean: 대한애국당), was a right-wing to far-right political party in South Korea known primarily for its Pro-Park Geun-hye stance. It was formed following a split within the New Saenuri Party. The party strongly supported former president Park Geun-hye.[5]
Our Republican Party 우리공화당 Urigonghwadang | |
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Co-Leader | Cho Won-jin Hong Moon-jong |
Floor Leader | vacant |
Secretary General | Oh Kyung-hoon |
Chairman of the Policy Planning Committee | In Ji-yeon (interim) |
Founded | 8 July 2017 (as Korean Patriots' Party) 24 June 2019 (as Our Republican Party) |
Dissolved | 3 March 2020 |
Split from | New Saenuri Party |
Succeeded by | Liberty Republican Party |
Ideology | Pro-Park Geun-hye Conservatism Anti-communism |
Political position | Right-wing[1][2] to far-right[3][4] |
Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 300
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Seats within local government | 0 / 3,750
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Website | |
http://orp.or.kr/main/main.php | |
Our Republican Party | |
Hangul | 우리공화당 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Urigonghwadang |
McCune–Reischauer | Urikonghwatang |
In June 2019, the party elevated Hong Moon-jong, a National Assembly member who left the Liberty Korea Party, as its leader along with incumbent Cho Won-jin.[6][7] Originally, the party planned to change its name as New Republican Party (신공화당),[6][7] 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 herself.[8]
In March 2020, the party merged with the Liberty Unification Party to form the Liberty Republican Party.
Local elections
Election | Metropolitan mayor/Governor | Provincial legislature | Municipal mayor | Municipal legislature | Election leader |
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2018 | 0 / 17 |
0 / 824 |
0 / 226 |
0 / 2,927 |
Cho Won-jin |
See also
References
- "South Korea's diehard Trump supporters hail 'guardian of liberty'". Reuters. 6 August 2018.
- Kim Jong Un's Olympics? South Koreans Burn Dictator's Effigy During North Korea's Delegation Visit. Newsweek. Author - Sofia Lotto Persio. Published 22 January 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- "South Korea struggles to digest strange new reality of Kim Jong Un bonding with White House". Washington Post. 13 June 2018.
- Rashid, Raphael (26 January 2018). "Pyongyang Olympics? Burning Tensions Ahead of Games". KOREA EXPOSÉ. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20170831500007&wlog_tag3=naver
- "한국당 공천 물갈이론 술렁, 홍문종 "50명 탈당" 한다는데···". 16 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "대한애국당, 홍문종 공동대표로 추대..."신공화당 만들 준비"". 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "대한애국당 "박근혜 뜻에 따라…'우리공화당'으로 개명"". 24 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.