Minsaeng Party

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Minsaeng Party
민생당
LeaderSeo Jin-hee
Secretary-GeneralKim Chang-wan
Founded24 February 2020
Merger of
IdeologyConservative liberalism[1]
Social conservatism[2]
Regionalism[3]
Political positionCenter[4][5][6] to center-right[7][8]
Colours  Green
Seats in the National Assembly
0 / 300
Metropolitan Mayors and Governors
0 / 17
Municipal Mayors
0 / 226
Seats within local government
22 / 2,927
Website
minsaengdang.kr
Minsaeng Party
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMinsaengdang
McCune–ReischauerMinsaengtang

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
Votes % Seats won
2020 758,778 2.71
0 / 300
 Extra-parliamentary Kim Jung-hwa
Yu Sung-yup

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "손학규·정동영 등 칩거 민생당, 대선 국면 전환점 노리나". 노컷뉴스. 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "목포 기독교 교계 지도자들 "민생당 박지원 후보 지지" 선언". 호남타임즈. 10 April 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Jung Da-min (2 April 2020). "Political parties officially kick off election campaigns". The Korea Times.
  5. ^ Bisbee, Cory (17 April 2020). "COVID-19 Factor Powers South Korea's Ruling Party to Historic Victory". The Diplomat.
  6. ^ Ser Myo-ja (13 March 2020). "DP to join initiative to form satellite party". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  7. ^ Yi, Joseph; Lee, Wondong (22 April 2020). "After the 2020 Parliamentary Elections, What's Next for South Korean Politics?". The Diplomat.
  8. ^ 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"
  9. ^ "민주당 "성소수자 문제 소모적" 발언에 민생·정의 "차별적 인식"". . 7 March 2020. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  10. ^ a b c "민주통합당 vs 안철수 국민의당…여당의 호남 상대는 누구?". 16 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  11. ^ "선관위, "호남신당 '민주통합당' 당명 사용불가" 유권해석". 18 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  12. ^ "바른미래·대안·평화 24일 합당…손학규 포함 지도부 사퇴". 20 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  13. ^ "'호남계 주축' 바른미래·대안신당·평화당 3당 합당…'민생당' 출범". 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  14. ^ "민생당, 창당 두달만에 교섭단체서 원외정당으로…사실상 '소멸'". 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  15. ^ a b "박·오에 가려졌던 민생당 이수봉, 3자 토론서 의외의 존재감". 31 March 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  16. ^ a b "박영선·오세훈 다 때린 미친 존재감, 민생당 이수봉이 누구야?". 31 March 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  17. ^ "허경영 1% 벽 넘었다…'모두 까기' 이수봉 0.23%". 8 April 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  18. ^ "김정화, 민생당 탈당… "이상과 꿈은 내려놓지 않을 것"". 19 April 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  19. ^ "민생당, 이수봉 비대위원장 징계 두고 내홍". 5 May 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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