People Party (South Korea)

The People Party (Korean: 국민의당; Hanja: 國民의黨; RR: Gungminuidang) is a liberal political party in South Korea. Its symbolic colour is orange.[7] The party was founded by Ahn Cheol-soo in February 2020, after leaving Bareunmirae Party.[8]

This article is about the party founded by Ahn Cheol-soo in 2020 prior to that year's legislative elections. For the party founded by Ahn in 2016, see People's Party (South Korea, 2016).
People Party

국민의당
LeaderAhn Cheol-soo
Floor LeaderKwon Eun-hee
Secretary-GeneralLee Tae-kyu
Chair of the Policy Planning CommitteeHeo Chan-kuk
Registered23 February 2020[1]
Split fromBareunmirae Party
IdeologyLiberalism (South Korea)
Social conservatism
Political positionCentre[2] to centre-right[3][4][5]
Colours  Orange
SloganA smaller but larger party,
Shared party,
Innovation party![6]
Seats in the National Assembly
3 / 300
Municipal mayor and Gubernatorial
0 / 17
Municipal Mayors
0 / 226
Seats within local government
0 / 3,750
Website
peopleparty.kr
People Party
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGungminuidang
McCune–ReischauerKungminŭidang

In the 2020 South Korean legislative election, the party won three representatives for the National Assembly.

References
  1. 이경진 (23 February 2020). "국민의당, 오늘 중앙당 창당…"사즉생 각오로 기득권 벽 뚫을것"". KBS (in Korean).
  2. 김형원 (22 February 2020). "安 "외로워도 중도 정치"… 안철수계 2명째 통합당 입당". Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. "통합당·국민의당 합친 '국민미래포럼'…"야권 통합 첫발" (The 'People's Future Forum' combined with UFP and PP... "First step in integrating opposition parties")". 중앙일보. 10 June 2020.
  4. Cory Bisbee (17 April 2020). "COVID-19 Factor Powers South Korea's Ruling Party to Historic Victory". The Diplomat. Minor parties won just 12 seats — six for Sim Sang-jeung’s progressive Justice Party, three for Ahn Cheol-soo’s revived and now center-right People’s Party, and three for the splinter liberal Open Democratic Party.
  5. "Prospect grows for opposition coalition". The Korea Herald. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020. Cooperative moves gained traction since the right-wing United Future Party, the largest opposition party with 103 lawmakers, and center-right People’s Party with three lawmakers launched a joint study program called the People’s Future Forum in early June, where party leaders and lawmakers share and discuss the future course of their policy directions.
  6. People Party
  7. Bae Jae-Sung (13 February 2020). "민중당 "당색 주황색 가로챘다"…안철수 측 "우린 오렌지색"". 중앙일보.
  8. "'외로운 중도' 닻 올리는 국민의당…돌풍될까 미풍될까". 매일경제 (in Korean). 23 February 2020.
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