Participation Party
The Participation Party (Hangul: 국민참여당, Hanja: 國民參與黨, Abbreviation: 참여당) was a political party of South Korea. It was formed by many of the former members of the Uri Party after the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun. Rhyu Si-min was elected as Party Chairman on March 19, 2011. In March 2011 it had 45,335 members.[3] For the April 27 by-elections, the People's Participation Party has cooperated with the Democratic Party to enter Lee Bong-su as the single opposition candidate for the Kimhae seat in the National Assembly of South Korea. On 5 December 2011, it merged into the Unified Progressive Party.
Participation Party 국민참여당 | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Rhyu Si-min |
| Founded | January 17, 2010 |
| Dissolved | December 5, 2011 |
| Split from | Uri Party |
| Merged into | Unified Progressive Party |
| Headquarters | 5-5 Changjeon-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Participatory democracy Pro-Roh Moo-hyun[1][2] |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 299
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| Seats within local government | 29 / 3,893
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| Website | |
| handypia.org | |
| Participation Party | |
| Hangul | 국민참여당 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 國民參與黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Gukmin Chamyeodang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Gungmin Chamyotang |
Notable members
- Rhyu Si-min, 유시민, former Minister of Health and Welfare and National Assembly MP
- Cheon Ho-sun, 천호선, former Speaker of the Blue House
- Lee Byeong-Wan, 이병완, former Chief of Staff of Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun
See also
- Politics of South Korea
- List of political parties
- List of Korea-related topics
References
- "유시민 입당, '친노신당' 탄력" (in Korean). SBS. November 10, 2009.
- ""노무현 정신 계승" 국민참여당 창당". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). January 17, 2010.
- Homepage of the People's Participation Party
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