Minsaeng Party
Minsaeng Party 민생당 | |
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Leader | Seo Jin-hee |
Secretary-General | Kim Chang-wan |
Founded | 24 February 2020 |
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Ideology | Conservative liberalism[1] Social conservatism[2] Regionalism[3] |
Political position | Center[4][5][6] to center-right[7][8] |
Colours | Green |
Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 300
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Metropolitan Mayors and Governors | 0 / 17
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Municipal Mayors | 0 / 226
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Seats within local government | 22 / 2,927
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Minsaengdang |
McCune–Reischauer | Minsaengtang |
The Minsaeng Party (Korean: 민생당; Hanja: 民生黨; RR: Minsaengdang; lit. Party for People's Livelihoods) is a conservative liberal political party in South Korea based in the Honam region.
Political position[]
The party has a support base among elderly and socially conservative Christians in the Honam region.[2] The Democratic Peace Party, a former Honam regionalist party, strongly opposed abortion, but Minsaeng Party has no official position on abortion.
On the LGBT issue, MPs expressed their opposition to same-sex marriage, but criticized some of the ruling Democratic Party's hostile tendencies toward LGBT people.[9]
History[]
The party was formed on 24 February 2020 by the merger of 3 parties — Bareunmirae Party, New Alternatives and Party for Democracy and Peace. Ten days before, all 3 parties agree to be merged and re-founded as a new party.[10]
Originally, the party was planned to be formed as the Democratic Unified Party (민주통합당) on 17 February.[10] However, on the day of the agreement, the Bareunmirae President Sohn Hak-kyu showed his objection.[10] In addition, on 18 February, the National Election Commission did not allow the upcoming party to use the name as it sounds similar to the extra-parliamentary .[11]
All 3 parties then again signed the agreement after the leaderships of all of them decided to resign on 20 February.[12] On 24 February, 3 parties were finally merged and officially re-founded with the current name.[13]
It lost all seats in the 2020 election.[14]
In the 2021 by-elections, the party President contested for the Seoul mayorship.[15][16] Despite his less supports, he was able to appear on television debates, as Ahn Cheol-soo, who contested under the banner of its predecessor, Bareunmirae Party, received 19.55% 3 years ago.[15][16] Nevertheless, he received 0.23% and came far behind of Park Young-sun and Oh Se-hoon, and even Huh Kyung-young.[17]
On 19 April, the former party president Kim Jung-hwa made an announcement to quit the party, although she mentioned that she has no willingness to retire from politics.[18]
On 4 May, Lee Su-bong was suspended from the party for a year.[19]
Election results[]
General elections[]
Election | National Assembly | Government | President | ||
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Votes | % | Seats won | |||
2020 | 758,778 | 2.71 | 0 / 300
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Extra-parliamentary | Kim Jung-hwa Yu Sung-yup |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "손학규·정동영 등 칩거 민생당, 대선 국면 전환점 노리나". 노컷뉴스. 10 August 2021.
- ^ a b "목포 기독교 교계 지도자들 "민생당 박지원 후보 지지" 선언". 호남타임즈. 10 April 2020.
- ^ "The launch of the Honam-based 'Party for People's Livelihoods'...To co-chair Rep. from North Jeolla Province" (in Korean). Jeonbuk Ilbo. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Jung Da-min (2 April 2020). "Political parties officially kick off election campaigns". The Korea Times.
- ^ Bisbee, Cory (17 April 2020). "COVID-19 Factor Powers South Korea's Ruling Party to Historic Victory". The Diplomat.
- ^ Ser Myo-ja (13 March 2020). "DP to join initiative to form satellite party". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Yi, Joseph; Lee, Wondong (22 April 2020). "After the 2020 Parliamentary Elections, What's Next for South Korean Politics?". The Diplomat.
- ^ Sanghun Lee (9 July 2020). "The substance of a Korean Green New Deal is still being defined". Eco Business.
During South Korea’s parliamentary election in mid-April, which was the world’s first national election amid the pandemic, the ruling centrist Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), the centre-right Party for People’s Livelihoods (PPL), the centre-left Justice Party (JP) and the left Green Party Korea (GPK) all made pledges around a "Green New Deal"
- ^ "민주당 "성소수자 문제 소모적" 발언에 민생·정의 "차별적 인식"". . 7 March 2020.
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(help) - ^ a b c "민주통합당 vs 안철수 국민의당…여당의 호남 상대는 누구?". 16 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "선관위, "호남신당 '민주통합당' 당명 사용불가" 유권해석". 18 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "바른미래·대안·평화 24일 합당…손학규 포함 지도부 사퇴". 20 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "'호남계 주축' 바른미래·대안신당·평화당 3당 합당…'민생당' 출범". 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "민생당, 창당 두달만에 교섭단체서 원외정당으로…사실상 '소멸'". 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b "박·오에 가려졌던 민생당 이수봉, 3자 토론서 의외의 존재감". 31 March 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ a b "박영선·오세훈 다 때린 미친 존재감, 민생당 이수봉이 누구야?". 31 March 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "허경영 1% 벽 넘었다…'모두 까기' 이수봉 0.23%". 8 April 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "김정화, 민생당 탈당… "이상과 꿈은 내려놓지 않을 것"". 19 April 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "민생당, 이수봉 비대위원장 징계 두고 내홍". 5 May 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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