Free Korea 21 자유한국21 | |
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Abbreviation | KEP |
President |
Choi Jong-ho Kim Kyung-se |
Founded | 14 March 2016 |
Registered | 21 March 2016 |
Dissolved | 6 March 2021 |
Merged into | Free Democratic Party |
Headquarters | Hanseo River Park 1512, Yeouiseo-ro, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo, Seoul |
Membership (2018) | 6,834 |
Ideology | Conservatism ( South Korean)[ citation needed] |
Colours | Orange |
Website | |
http://www.k-ecoparty.kr/ | |
Free Korea 21 was a conservative political party in South Korea led by Choi Jong-ho and Kim Kyung-se.
The party was founded as the Pro-Ban Unification Party ( Korean: 친반통일당) on 14 March 2016, in order to endorse the-then Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon for the upcoming presidential election. [1] In 2016 election, the party nominated 6 candidates — 2 for constituencies (including the former Cheongju Mayor Han Dae-soo) [2] and 4 for proportional representations, in which no one was elected.
Following the election defeat, it changed its name to the Pro-Ban Nation Hope Union (친반국민희망연합) on 29 November. [3] It again changed to the Party for National Hope (국민희망당) on 31 January 2017 [3] shortly after Ban declared to not seek for the presidential election. On 13 April, it then adopted a new name Economic Patriots ( Korean: 경제애국당), with electing the President of Haha Group Oh Young-guk as its presidential candidate. [3] Oh received 6,040 votes (0.01%), making him as the candidate with the fewest votes in the presidential election, [4] as well as the fewest votes since 1948. [5]
The party then reverted its former name on 29 October 2019 [6] and again to the Korea Economic Party ( Korean: 한국경제당) on 2 March 2020 as a "refoundation". [7] Prior to the 2020 election, the Gangnam 3rd MP Lee Eun-jae, joined this party, making the party with a parliamentary representation. [8] Lee, who was elected under the Saenuri (then United Future Party) banner in 2016, joined the Christian Liberal Unification Party (CLUP) after lost at preselection. [8] However, she also withdrew from the CLUP following her elimination due to her Buddhist identity. [9]
After the party did not gain any seats in the election, sources reported that Lee had already exited from the party. [10]
The party was renamed to Free Korea 21 on 14 December 2020, and voted to merge into the new Freedom and Democratic Party on 6 March 2021.
This article is part of a series on |
Conservatism in South Korea |
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The party describes itself as "centre-right" [11] [12] and critical of the United Future Party. Originally a pro- Ban party, it has renounced its pro-Ban stance in 2017. [13]
For the 2016 election, the party promised a constitutional amendment, from the 5-year non-renewable presidential system to the American-style 4-year renewable presidential system with reinstating the vice presidency. [1]
Following are a part of the manifestos of Oh Young-guk. [14]
For the 2020 election, the party promised to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, adopting it as its "1st manifesto". [15] [11]
Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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2017 | Oh Young-guk | 6,040 | 0.02 | Not elected |
Election | Leader | Constituency | Party list | Seats | Position | Status | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | No. | +/– | ||||
2016 | Lee Moon-yong | 9,394 | 0.04 | 9,710 | 0.04 | 0 / 300
|
new | 21st | Extra-parliamentary |
2020 |
Choi Jong-ho Kim Kyung-se |
48,807 | 0.17 | 0 / 300
|
0 | 18th | Extra-parliamentary |
Free Korea 21 자유한국21 | |
---|---|
Abbreviation | KEP |
President |
Choi Jong-ho Kim Kyung-se |
Founded | 14 March 2016 |
Registered | 21 March 2016 |
Dissolved | 6 March 2021 |
Merged into | Free Democratic Party |
Headquarters | Hanseo River Park 1512, Yeouiseo-ro, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo, Seoul |
Membership (2018) | 6,834 |
Ideology | Conservatism ( South Korean)[ citation needed] |
Colours | Orange |
Website | |
http://www.k-ecoparty.kr/ | |
Free Korea 21 was a conservative political party in South Korea led by Choi Jong-ho and Kim Kyung-se.
The party was founded as the Pro-Ban Unification Party ( Korean: 친반통일당) on 14 March 2016, in order to endorse the-then Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon for the upcoming presidential election. [1] In 2016 election, the party nominated 6 candidates — 2 for constituencies (including the former Cheongju Mayor Han Dae-soo) [2] and 4 for proportional representations, in which no one was elected.
Following the election defeat, it changed its name to the Pro-Ban Nation Hope Union (친반국민희망연합) on 29 November. [3] It again changed to the Party for National Hope (국민희망당) on 31 January 2017 [3] shortly after Ban declared to not seek for the presidential election. On 13 April, it then adopted a new name Economic Patriots ( Korean: 경제애국당), with electing the President of Haha Group Oh Young-guk as its presidential candidate. [3] Oh received 6,040 votes (0.01%), making him as the candidate with the fewest votes in the presidential election, [4] as well as the fewest votes since 1948. [5]
The party then reverted its former name on 29 October 2019 [6] and again to the Korea Economic Party ( Korean: 한국경제당) on 2 March 2020 as a "refoundation". [7] Prior to the 2020 election, the Gangnam 3rd MP Lee Eun-jae, joined this party, making the party with a parliamentary representation. [8] Lee, who was elected under the Saenuri (then United Future Party) banner in 2016, joined the Christian Liberal Unification Party (CLUP) after lost at preselection. [8] However, she also withdrew from the CLUP following her elimination due to her Buddhist identity. [9]
After the party did not gain any seats in the election, sources reported that Lee had already exited from the party. [10]
The party was renamed to Free Korea 21 on 14 December 2020, and voted to merge into the new Freedom and Democratic Party on 6 March 2021.
This article is part of a series on |
Conservatism in South Korea |
---|
The party describes itself as "centre-right" [11] [12] and critical of the United Future Party. Originally a pro- Ban party, it has renounced its pro-Ban stance in 2017. [13]
For the 2016 election, the party promised a constitutional amendment, from the 5-year non-renewable presidential system to the American-style 4-year renewable presidential system with reinstating the vice presidency. [1]
Following are a part of the manifestos of Oh Young-guk. [14]
For the 2020 election, the party promised to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, adopting it as its "1st manifesto". [15] [11]
Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Oh Young-guk | 6,040 | 0.02 | Not elected |
Election | Leader | Constituency | Party list | Seats | Position | Status | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | No. | +/– | ||||
2016 | Lee Moon-yong | 9,394 | 0.04 | 9,710 | 0.04 | 0 / 300
|
new | 21st | Extra-parliamentary |
2020 |
Choi Jong-ho Kim Kyung-se |
48,807 | 0.17 | 0 / 300
|
0 | 18th | Extra-parliamentary |