Liberty Unification Party | |
Native Name: | 자유통일당 |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Abbreviation: | LUP |
Leader1 Title: | President |
Leader1 Name: | Kim Moon-soo |
Split: | New National Participation Party |
Successor: | Liberty Republican Party |
Headquarters: | Yongsan Building, 23, Gukhoe-daero 70-gil, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul |
Ideology: | Nationalism (South Korea) Anti-communism Christian fundamentalism |
Position: | Far-right |
Colours: | Red Blue |
Website: | lup.kr |
Country: | South Korea |
The Liberty Unification Party (Korean: 자유통일당) was a conservative political party in South Korea.
The party was originally formed as the Korea Party (Proportional) (Korean: 비례한국당) by Choi In-shik, who exited from the United Korea Party (now as the New National Participation Party).[1] It soon changed the name to Party for National Revolution (Korean: 국민혁명당) after the National Election Commission did not allow all political parties from using the term "(Proportional)" to their names.[2] [3]
On 29 January 2020, Kim Moon-soo, the former Governor of Gyeonggi, quitted from the Liberty Korea Party and joined this party.[4] 2 days later, the party was officially formed and elected Kim as its President.[5] Jeon Kwang-hoon, a pastor, did not officially join but showed his intention to be allied with the party.[5]
Koh Young-il, the President of the Christian Liberal Party, showed his intention to form an electoral alliance with this party as a decoy list.[6]
On 20 February, the party agreed to be merged with the Our Republican Party before the election.[7]