Christian Liberty Unification Party

The Christian Liberty Unification Party (Korean: 기독자유통일당; Hanja: 基督自由統一黨; RR: Gidokjayutongildang) is a political party in South Korea established on March 3, 2016. Until 2020, it was known as the Christian Liberty Party (Korean: 기독자유당). Representatives of a range of Christian organizations including the Christian Council of Korea and the Communion of Churches in Korea attended the party's founding convention.[3]

Christian Liberty Unification Party

기독자유통일당
LeaderKoh Young-il
ChairmanPastor Son Yeong-gu
Floor leaderPastor Lee Yun-seok
FoundedMarch 3, 2016 (2016-03-03)
HeadquartersRoom 1012, Korean Christian Building, Daehangno 19, Jongno-gu Seoul
IdeologyChristian right
National conservatism
Christian nationalism
Social conservatism
Anti-communism[1]
Anti-Islam
Political positionFar-right[2]
ReligionEvangelicalism
Seats in the National Assembly
0 / 300
Municipal mayor and Gubernatorial
0 / 17
Website
clparty.kr
Christian Liberty Unification Party
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGidokjayutongildang
McCune–ReischauerKitokchayut'ongiltang

Election results

Legislative elections

The party had one representative in the 19th National Assembly, Lee Yun-seok, formerly a member of the Minjoo Party of Korea.[4] Announcing his defection to the new party, Lee stated that the Korean church was being threatened by the intrusion of homosexuality and Islamic culture.[5] The party also promotes the restoration of laws against adultery. In a party advertisement for the 2016 parliamentary elections, actress Seo Jung-hee stated that "the revival of adultery law is a quintessential issue", and that voters should "support [the] CLP to protect our families from homosexuality and Muslims."[6]

The CLUP was represented in the 20th Session of the National Assembly with one MP: Lee Eun-Jae. Lee Eun-Jae is a former parliamentarian in the 18th and 20th Session. In 2008 18th National Assembly election, she was elected as a proportional representative of the Grand National Party. During her time, she was estranged from the ruling conservative party for physically assaulting Unified Progressive Party MP Lee Jung-Hee. On March 23, 2020, Lee Eun-Jae left the main conservative party and became the first parliamentarian for the CLUP. However, she was swiftly kicked out because it was found out that Lee is actually Buddhist. Lee now works for the Korea Economic Party (한국경제당) and is no longer a member of parliament, losing the 2020 South Korean legislative election.

Lee Yun-seok and Lee Eun-jae only had brief stints with the Party, both leaving the Party within six months and never representing the CLUP in an election campaign.

Election Total seats won Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Election leader Party Name
2016
0 / 300
 626,853 #5 2.6% 0 seats; No seats Son Yeong-gu Christian Liberty Party
2020
0 / 300
 513,159 #7 1.84% 0 seats; No seats Son Yeong-gu Christian Liberty Unification Party

References
  1. 기독교정당이 유념해야 할 가치. Gidokgyo Hanguk Sinmun (in Korean). March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. "Discrimination and exclusion, two wings of far-right politics". The Hankyoreh (in Korean) (in Korean). April 22, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. 전광훈 목사 "한국교회 비판 세력 배후는 북한" (in Korean). News N Joy. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  4. '더민주 탈당' 이윤석, 기독자유당 비례 1번 확정 (in Korean). Yonhap. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  5. 더불어민주당 ‘박지원계’ 이윤석 의원, 탈당해 기독자유당으로 입당. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  6. "Religion-affiliated parties want to 'protect' country from Islam, homosexuality". The Korea Herald. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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