National Revolutionary Party (South Korea, 2021)

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National Revolutionary Party
국민혁명당
LeaderPastor Jeon Kwang-hoon
Deputy LeaderKo Young-il
Secretary-GeneralLee Dong-ho
Chair of the Policy Planning CommitteeJeong Young-ho
FoundedMarch 3, 2016 (2016-03-03)
HeadquartersRoom 1012, Korean Christian Building, Daehangno 19, Jongno-gu Seoul
IdeologyChristian nationalism
Christian right
Right-wing populism
Social conservatism
National conservatism
Pro-Syngman Rhee[1]
Anti-communism[2]
Anti-Islam
Political positionFar-right[3]
ReligionEvangelicalism
Seats in the National Assembly
0 / 300
Municipal mayor and Gubernatorial
0 / 17
Website
clparty.kr
National Revolutionary Party
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGungminhyeongmyeongdang
McCune–ReischauerKungminhyŏngmyŏngdang
Logo as the Christian Liberty Unification Party

The National Revolutionary Party (Korean: 국민혁명당; Hanja: 國民革命黨) is a political party in South Korea established on March 3, 2016. Until 2020, it was known as the Christian Liberty Party (Korean: 기독자유당), and following that until 14 June 2021 as the Christian Liberty Unification Party (Korean: 기독자유통일당; Hanja: 基督自由統一黨; RR: Gidokjayutongildang). Representatives of a range of Christian organizations including the Christian Council of Korea and the Communion of Churches in Korea attended the party's founding convention.[4]

Election results[]

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The party had one representative in the 19th National Assembly, Lee Yun-seok, formerly a member of the Minjoo Party of Korea.[5] Announcing his defection to the new party, Lee stated that the Korean church was being threatened by the intrusion of homosexuality and Islamic culture.[6] The party also promotes the restoration of laws against adultery. In a party advertisement for the 2016 parliamentary elections, actress Seo Jung-hee stated that "the revival of adultery law is a quintessential issue", and that voters should "support [the] CLP to protect our families from homosexuality and Muslims."[7] While campaigning during the 20th session of the National Assembly, the CLUP issued leaflets distributed to Korean households that made Islamophobic statements, claiming that Muslims in Korea will make Korea a "terrorist state", that Muslims will rape Korean women, and that they pose a security threat to the nation.[8]

The CLUP was represented in the 20th Session of the National Assembly with one MP: . is a former parliamentarian in the 18th and 20th Session. In 2008 18th National Assembly election, she was elected as a proportional representative of the Grand National Party. During her time, she was estranged from the ruling conservative party for physically assaulting Unified Progressive Party MP Lee Jung-Hee. On March 23, 2020, Lee Eun-Jae left the main conservative party and became the first parliamentarian for the CLUP. However, she was swiftly kicked out because it was found out that Lee is actually Buddhist. Lee then worked for the Korea Economic Party (한국경제당) and is no longer a member of parliament, losing the 2020 South Korean legislative election.

Lee Yun-seok and Lee Eun-jae only had brief stints with the Party, both leaving the Party within six months and never representing the CLUP in an election campaign.

Election Total seats won Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Election leader Party Name
2016
0 / 300
 626,853 #5 2.6% No seats Christian Liberty Party
2020
0 / 300
 513,159 #7 1.84% No seats Christian Liberty Unification Party

References[]

  1. ^ "'조원진 참패' 나비효과는... 이승만 부상?". OhmyNews. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ 기독교정당이 유념해야 할 가치. Gidokgyo Hanguk Sinmun (in Korean). March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Discrimination and exclusion, two wings of far-right politics". The Hankyoreh (in Korean) (in Korean). April 22, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. ^ 전광훈 목사 "한국교회 비판 세력 배후는 북한" (in Korean). News N Joy. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  5. ^ '더민주 탈당' 이윤석, 기독자유당 비례 1번 확정 (in Korean). Yonhap. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  6. ^ 더불어민주당 ‘박지원계’ 이윤석 의원, 탈당해 기독자유당으로 입당. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "Religion-affiliated parties want to 'protect' country from Islam, homosexuality". The Korea Herald. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  8. ^ Koo, Gi Yeon (2018). "Islamophobia and the Politics of Representation of Islam in Korea". Journal of Korean Religions. 9 (1): 159–192. doi:10.1353/jkr.2018.0006. ISSN 2167-2040 – via JSTOR.

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