Unified Progressive Party
The Unified Progressive Party (UPP; Korean: 통합진보당, RR: Tonghap Jinbo-dang, Hanja: 統合進步黨) is a banned political party in South Korea. It was founded on 5 December 2011 as a merger of the Democratic Labor Party, the People's Participation Party of Rhyu Si-min, and a faction of the New Progressive Party. Until 12 May 2012 it was jointly chaired by Rhyu Si-min, Lee Jung-hee, and Sim Sang-jung.
Unified Progressive Party 통합진보당 | |
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| Leader | Lee Jung-hee |
| Founded | 5 December 2011 |
| Banned | 19 December 2014 |
| Merger of | People's Participation Party Democratic Labor Party Elements of the New Progressive Party |
| Succeeded by | None (banned) Minjung Party (de facto) |
| Headquarters | Noryangjin-ro 12, Solbom Building 12th floor, Dongjak-gu, Seoul |
| Ideology | Progressivism (South Korean) Left-wing nationalism |
| Political position | 2011–2012:[a] Centre-left to left-wing 2012–2014: Left-wing to far-left |
| Colours | Purple |
^ a: Since September 2012, Minjungminju-wing (People's Democracy faction) within the UPP have left in large quantities, and Minjokhaebang-wing (National Liberation faction) (anti-American/pro-North Korean or left-wing nationalists) have since become the main players. | |
| Unified Progressive Party | |
| Hangul | 통합진보당 |
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| Hanja | 統合進步黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Tonghap Jinbodang |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'onghap Chinbodang |
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| Progressivism in South Korea |
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