People's Party (South Korea, 2016)
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People's Party
국민의당 |
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| Leader | Ahn Cheol-soo |
| Floor leader | Kim Dong-cheol |
| Founded | February 2, 2016 |
| Split from | New Politics Alliance for Democracy |
| Headquarters | 38, Yilsan Building, 16th Floor, Mapo-daero Mapo-gu Seoul, 121-701 |
| Ideology |
Liberalism Reformism Centrism internal factions: Radical centrism Progressivism |
| Slogan | Bold change is beginning! (담대한 변화가 시작됩니다!; Damdaehan byeonhwa-ga sijakdoemnida!) |
| Seats in the National Assembly |
40 / 300
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| Municipal mayors and governors |
0 / 17
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| people21 |
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| People's Party | |
| Hangul | 국민의당 |
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| Hanja | 國民의黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Gungminuidang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kungminŭidang |
The People's Party (Hangul: 국민의당; Hanja: 國民의黨; RR: Gungminuidang; lit. Nations’ Party) is a political party in South Korea established on 10 January 2016. The party was established by Ahn Cheol-soo, and was officially founded on 2 February 2016.
Other members of the People's Party include Assembly members Moon Byeong-ho, Kim Dong-cheol, Park Jie-won, Chun Jung-bae, and Hwang Ju-hong.
The People's Party was mainly created by Ahn, who had previously run as an independent in the 2012 Korean presidential election, then failed to gain traction in leading the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD). After a fallout in the NPAD with fellow party leader Moon Jae-in, Ahn then established a party of his own accord, as originally intended in 2012, that came to be called the People's Party.
The party made a strong showing, picking up 38 seats in the National Assembly, thus exceeding the expectations of various media outlets. Ahn resigned his chairmanship along with co-leader Chun Jung-bae a few months later, however, due to a corruption scandal involving three other party members who accepted kickbacks from public relations companies associated with the party.
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