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People's United Party (South Korea)

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People's United Party
민중연합당
LeaderSon Sol
Lee Gwang-seok
Kang Seung-cheol
Founded27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)
Dissolved15 October 2017 (2017-10-15)
Succeeded byMinjung Party
HeadquartersHanheung Building, 29-28, Yeongdeungpo-dong 7-ga, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul
Membership (2016)21,712[1]
IdeologyProgressivism[2]
Left-wing nationalism[3]
Political positionLeft-wing
Colors  Orange
SloganThe hope of the 99% (99%의 희망 99%-ui huimang)
Website
99people.kr
People's United Party
Hangul
민중연합당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMinjung yeonhapdang
McCune–ReischauerMinjung yŏnhaptang
Logo of the People's Political Alliance

The People's United Party was a left-wing political party in South Korea that was formed on 27 February 2016. Many of its members came from the Unified Progressive Party.

The party participated in the 2016 South Korean legislative election and the 2017 South Korean presidential election but none of its candidates won.

The party was officially combined with New People's Political Party on 15 October 2017, as the new party named Minjung Party.

References

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  1. ^ "민중연합당 소개" [The introduction of People's United Party]. People's United Party. 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. ^ ""1%만의 헬조선 뒤집자" 민중정치연합 창당준비위 발족". 민중의소리.
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
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