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Participation Party 국민참여당 Gukmin Chamyeodang | |
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| Leader | Rhyu Si-min | 
| Founded | January 17, 2010 | 
| Dissolved | December 5, 2011 | 
| Split from | Uri Party | 
| Merged into | Unified Progressive Party | 
| Headquarters | 5-5 Changjeon-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea | 
| Ideology | Social liberalism Pro-Roh Moo-hyun | 
| Political position | Centre-left | 
| International affiliation | None | 
| Colours | Yellow | 
| Seats in the National Assembly | 
0 / 299
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| Seats within local government | 
29 / 3,893
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| Website | |
| handypia.org | |
| Participation Party | |
| Hangul | 국민참여당 | 
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| Hanja | 國民參與黨 | 
| Revised Romanization | Gukmin Chamyeodang | 
| McCune–Reischauer | Gungmin Chamyotang | 
The Participation Party (Hangul: 국민참여당, Hanja: 國民參與黨, Abbreviation: 참여당) was a political party of South Korea. It was formed by many of the former members of the Uri Party after the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun. Rhyu Si-min was elected as Party Chairman on March 19, 2011. In March 2011 it has 45,335 members. For the April 27 by-elections, the People's Participation Party has cooperated with the Democratic Party to enter Lee Bong-su as the single opposition candidate for the Kimhae seat in the National Assembly of South Korea. On 5 December 2011, it merged into the Unified Progressive Party.