Liberal Unification Party

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Not to be confused with Liberty Unification Party.
Liberal Unification Party
자유통일당
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Municipal mayor and Gubernatorial
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Website
clparty.kr
Liberal Unification Party
Hangul
자유통일당
Hanja
自由統一黨
RRJayu tongildang
MRChayu t'ongildang

The Liberal Unification Party, also translated as the Liberty Unification Party (

Communion of Churches in Korea, attended the party's founding convention.[3]

The party has changed its name multiple times. The party was founded in 2016 as the Christian Liberty Party (Korean: 기독자유당), and later added "unification" to its name in 2020, renaming to Christian Liberty Unification Party (Korean: 기독자유통일당; Hanja: 基督自由統一黨; RR: Gidokjayutongildang). In 2021, the party took on the name National Revolutionary Party. In 2022, the party came to its current name, Liberty Unification Party.

Party history

Legislative elections

The party had one representative in the 19th

Minjoo Party of Korea.[4] Announcing his defection to the new party, Lee stated that the Korean church was being threatened by the intrusion of homosexuality and Islamic culture.[5] 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."[6] 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.[7]

The CLUP was represented in 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.

The Liberty Unification Party was once again represented in Parliament after former

People Power lawmaker Hwangbo Seung-hee joined the Party on 8 March 2024. Hwangbo contested the April 2024 Parliament election
as a proportional representative candidate for the Party, but lost her seat.

Election results

Legislature

Election Leader Constituency Party list Seats Position Status
Votes % Seats +/- Votes % Seats +/- No. +/–
2016 Son Yeong-gu 1,376 0.01 New
0 / 253
 626,853 2.64 New
0 / 47
0 / 300
 New Increase 5th Extra-parliamentary
2020 7,663 0.03 Increase 0.02
0 / 253
 513,159 1.84 Decrease 0.80
0 / 47
0 / 300
 Steady 0 Decrease 7th Extra-parliamentary
2024 Jeon Kwang-hoon 18,700 0.06 Increase 0.03
0 / 254
 642,433 2.27 Increase 0.43
0 / 46
0 / 300
 Steady 0 Increase 5th Extra-parliamentary

Logos

  • Christian Liberal Party
    Christian Liberal Party
  • Christian Liberty Unification Party
    Christian Liberty Unification Party
  • National Revolutionary Party
    National Revolutionary Party

References

  1. ^ "Discrimination and exclusion, two wings of far-right politics". The Hankyoreh (in Korean) (in Korean). April 22, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Yong Jae Kim (10 July 2023). "Conservative zealots: evangelical politics in South Korea". 9DashLine. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  3. ^ 전광훈 목사 "한국교회 비판 세력 배후는 북한" (in Korean). News N Joy. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  4. Yonhap
    . March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  5. ^ 더불어민주당 '박지원계' 이윤석 의원, 탈당해 기독자유당으로 입당. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "Religion-affiliated parties want to 'protect' country from Islam, homosexuality". The Korea Herald. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. S2CID 158772593
    .
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