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The Our Republican Party (), formerly the Korean Patriots' Party (
The Our Republican Party (), formerly the Korean Patriots' Party (Korean
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People and culture
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* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
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**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
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: 대한애국당), was a far-right
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political party
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in South Korea known primarily for its Pro-Park Geun-hye stance. It was formed following a split within the New Saenuri Party. The party strongly supported former president
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Park Geun-hye
Park Geun-hye (; ; often in English ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 to 2017, until she was impeached and convicted on related corruption charges.
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.
In June 2019, the party elevated Hong Moon-jong, a National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...
member who left the Liberty Korea Party
The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Hanna ...
, as its leader along with incumbent Cho Won-jin
Cho Won-jin (born 7 January 1959) is a South Korean conservative pro-Park Geun-hye politician who served as the break-away Saenuri Party's presidential candidate in the 2017 presidential election. He had been a member of the Liberty Korea Part ...
. Originally, the party planned to change its name as New Republican Party (신공화당), but faced a legal issue. On 24 June, the party changed the name to Our Republican Party. The party claimed that the new name came from Park Geun-hye
Park Geun-hye (; ; often in English ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 to 2017, until she was impeached and convicted on related corruption charges.
Park was the fi ...
herself.
In March 2020, the party merged with the Liberty Unification Party to form the Liberty Republican Party.
Election results
See also
*Impeachment of Park Geun-hye
The impeachment of Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea, was the culmination of a political scandal involving interventions to the presidency from her aide, Choi Soon-sil. The impeachment vote took place on 9 December 2016, with 234 memb ...
* 2019 South Korean Capitol attack
The 2019 South Korean Capitol attack occurred on December 16, 2019, when supporters of the Liberty Korea Party, Our Republican Party (2017), Our Republican Party, and Taegukgi rallies, Taegeukgi units attempted to enter the Korea National Assembly ...
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