Progressive Party (South Korea, 2017)
The Progressive Party (Korean: 진보당), known as the Minjung Party (Korean: 민중당) until June 2020, is a left-wing progressive and nationalist political party in South Korea. The party was formed by the merger of the New People's Party and People's United Party on 15 October 2017.
Progressive Party 진보당 | |
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Logo as of August 2020 | |
| Leader | Yoon Hee-suk |
| Secretary-General | Song Yeong-joo |
| Floor Leader | Kang Sung-hee |
| Co-leaders | See list
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| Chair of the Policy Planning Committee | Jung Tae-heung |
| Founded | 15 October 2017 |
| Merger of | |
| Headquarters | 130 Sajik-ro, Jongno District, Seoul |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing[A] |
| Colors | |
| Slogan | Always reliable at our side (Korean: 든든한 우리편) |
| National Assembly | 1 / 300 |
| Metropolitan Mayors and Governors | 0 / 17 |
| Municipal Mayors | 1 / 226 |
| Provincial and Metropolitan Councillors | 3 / 872 |
| Municipal Councillors | 17 / 2,988 |
| Website | |
| jinboparty | |
^ A: The Progressive Party is often described as "far-left" in South Korea due to its sympathies toward North Korea, opposition to the U.S. military presence in South Korea, and political similarities to the defunct Unified Progressive Party. | |
| Progressive Party | |
| Hangul | 진보당 |
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| Hanja | 進步黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Jinbodang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chinbodang |
| Former name | |
| Hangul | 민중당 |
| Hanja | 民衆黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Minjungdang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minjungdang |
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| Progressivism in South Korea |
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