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Revision as of 00:33, 20 February 2020

United Future Party
미래통합당
AbbreviationUFP
ChairmanHwang Kyo-ahn
Floor LeaderShim Jae-chul
Secretary-GeneralPark Wan-soo
Founded17 February 2020
Merger ofLiberty Korea Party
New Conservative Party
Onward for Future 4.0
and other minor parties and political organisations
Think tankThe Yeouido Institute
IdeologyCentre-Right
Regional affiliationAsia Pacific Democrat Union (APDU)
International affiliationInternational Democrat Union (IDU)
Colours  Pink[a]
SloganThe Power of United Free Korea
(하나 된 자유대한민국의 힘)
2020 United in front of People
(2020 국민 앞에 하나)
AnthemThe Way to Victory
(승리의 길)
Seats in the National Assembly
113 / 300
Municipal mayor and Gubernatorial
3 / 17
Municipal Mayors
52 / 226
Seats within local government
1,138 / 3,750
Website
http://www.unitedfutureparty.kr/intro.jsp

The United Future Party (Korean: 미래통합당, lit. Future Unionist Party) is a conservative, right-wing political party in South Korea.

The party was formed on 17 February 2020 by the merger of the 3 right-wing parties — Liberty Korea Party, New Conservative Party and Onward for Future 4.0, as well as including several minor parties and political organisations.[1] By the time of establishment, it contains 113 MPs in the National Assembly.[1] It has a sister relationship with the minor Future Korea Party.

History

Background

The political scandal in 2016 led the President Park Geun-hye to be impeached, as well as letting several MPs to quit from the then-ruling Saenuri Party to form the Bareun Party.[2] The Saenuri Party was forced to change its name to the Liberty Korea Party (LKP)[3] but following the final impeachment of Park on 10 March 2017, it de jure lost its ruling party position.[4] After the Democratic presidential candidate Moon Jae-in was elected on 9 May,[5] it officially became the main opposition.

Though several Bareun MPs returned to the LKP, the LKP didn't recover its supports, in which letting the conservative party to lose at the 2018 local elections.[6] Its President, Hong Jun-pyo, immediately resigned in order to take responsibilities of the serious defeat.[6] Also, the Bareun Party, who merged itself with the minor centrist People's Party and founded the new Bareunmirae Party, also faced a defeat at the local elections.[7]

Both conservative parties then held the snap leadership elections. On 2 September 2018, the Bareunmirae Party elected Sohn Hak-kyu as its new President.[8] On 27 February 2019, the Liberty Korea Party elected the former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn as its new President.[9] Soon, Lee Un-ju, a Bareunmirae MP, quitted from her party[10] and widely expected to join the LKP,[11] but formed a new party named Onward for Future 4.0.[12] Another former Bareun MPs, faced conflicts with its President Sohn and founded the New Conservative Party.[13] As a "conservative union", 3 of these parties agreed to be merged and establish a new party.[14]

Originally, the name was temporarily set as the New Grand United Party (Korean: 대통합신당),[15] but soon changed to the current name.[16] Park Hyung-joon, who led the merger and refoundation, explained that the name includes the meaning of pro-youths, as well as political solidarity.[17]

Founding congress

On 17 February 2020, 3 conservative parties were finally merged and refounded as the United Future Party.[1] It soon elected the Liberty Korea president Hwang Kyo-ahn as the new President.[18] Though many of the new party leadership is almost similar to the LKP, it contains several Vice Presidents who are not from the LKP i.e. Won Hee-ryong and Kim Young-hwan.[18]

The President of the Republic Moon Jae-in and the Democratic President Lee Hae-chan congratulated the new party's founding, but soon was reported that it was not welcomed by several members.[19] Some sources also reported that the party is planning to file a lawsuit against Moon.[20][21][22]

Yoo Seong-min, the former Bareunmirae president, did not attend to the founding congress.[23] Yoo Young-ha, a pro-Park Geun-hye figure, was reported that he exited from the LKP before the formation of this party.[24]

Leadership

President

No. Name Photo Began Left
1 Hwang Kyo-ahn
17 February 2020 Incumbent

Secretary-General

No. Name Photo Began Left
1 Park Wan-soo
17 February 2020 Incumbent

Notes

  1. ^ Officially as "Happy Pink".

References

  1. ^ a b c "'의석 113석' 미래통합당 출범…오늘 의원총회서 상견례". 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ "바른정당, 무릎 꿇고 사죄하며 창당대회". 24 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. ^ "새누리당, 오늘 자유한국당으로 개명…상징은 '횃불'". 13 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. ^ "[전문] 자유한국당 "헌법재판소 대통령 탄핵 인용 결정 겸허하게 수용"". 10 March 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ^ "문재인, 득표율 41.08% …역대 최다 표차 당선". 10 May 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "지방선거 패배, 자유한국당 홍준표 대표직 사퇴". 14 June 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. ^ "[지방선거 결과③] '바른미래당' ·· 왜 망했나". 14 June 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. ^ "돌아온 손학규... 바른비래 당대표 당선, 27% 득표". 2 September 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. ^ "황교안, 한국당 당대표 당선…'탄핵 그늘' 걷어낼까". 27 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  10. ^ "이언주 탈당…바른미래당 깨지나". 23 April 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  11. ^ "신당 창당 선언한 이언주…한국당과는 결별?". 13 November 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  12. ^ "이언주 의원 `미래를 향한 전진4.0` 공식 창당". 19 January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  13. ^ "새보수당 창당 "총선서 80석 목표"…한국당 "보수통합 동참을"". 19 January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  14. ^ "한국당, 새보수·전진당과 합당…신당명 '미래통합당'". 13 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  15. ^ "보수 통합신당 당명, '대통합신당' 잠정 결정". 11 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  16. ^ "보수통합신당 당명 '미래통합당'으로 결정". 14 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  17. ^ "'미래통합당'으로...궤도 오른 통합열차". 13 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  18. ^ a b "미래통합당 대표에 황교안…민주당 "돌고 돌아 새누리당"". 17 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  19. ^ "`이해찬→이반찬`…미래통합당 창당식서 수난겪은 여권 화환". 17 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  20. ^ "미래통합당 "문재인 대통령 선거개입 혐의로 고발"". 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  21. ^ "미래통합당, 문재인 대통령 고발 검토…"선거법 위반 혐의"". 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  22. ^ "문재인 대통령 고발 연기한 미래통합당 "미룬 것뿐…꼭 한다"". 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  23. ^ "미래통합당 출범식 불참한 유승민…쇄신미흡 불만?". 17 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  24. ^ "유승민에 반감? 朴측근 유영하, 미래통합당 출범 당일 탈당". 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.


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