The National Revolutionary Party (

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: 국가혁명당,

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: 國家革命黨) is a South Korean political party formed in 2019.

History

The party was formed by

Huh Kyung-young Huh Kyung-young (born July 13, 1947) is a South Korean politician, founder of the National Revolutionary Dividends Party (국가혁명배당금당, 國家革命配當金黨), cult leader, and singer. Early life On his official profile, Huh says ...

, a former presidential candidate in

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and

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. Huh was formerly banned from politics for 10 years in 2008 for slander that he would marry

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, a former pre-presidential candidate that lost to

Lee Myung-bak Lee Myung-bak (; ; ; born 19 December 1941) is a South Korean businessman and politician who served as the 10th president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. Before his presidency, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction, and the ma ...

at the

Grand National 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 ...

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. Shortly after his political ban was lifted on 24 December 2018, he declared to run for the upcoming presidential election. On 8 January 2019, Huh announced he would form a new political party named the National Revolutionary Party ( ko, 국가혁명당). The party was officially formed on 15 August and elected Huh as the party President, as well as its presidential candidate for the next election. It changed to the National Revolutionary Dividends Party (

: 국가혁명배당금당,

: 國家革命配當金黨) on 21 October. Following the 2020 election, the party reverted to the current name.

Ideology

In terms of economy, the political stance is compressed into an attempt to achieve a

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while maintaining emphasis on a market economy, and citing a

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attitude that values cultural morality and existing social conditions. It is also in a position to push strongly against corruption and political reform. The party President, Huh, criticised both

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and

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as "useless". He also added that

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needs a "surgery", not a "reform". The party announced its "33 manifestos" seeking revolutions in various issues, including political, economic, regional and agricultural issues.

Economy

The party added "Dividends (배당금)" to its name due to its manifesto, in which it would like to pay 1,500,000 won (≒ 1,500

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) to all citizens older than 18 years of age. Cho Young-tae, a lecturer in

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, analysed that Huh's manifesto to pay 30,000,000 won (≒ 30,000

) for childbirth is similar to the

Moon Jae-in Moon Jae-in (; ; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean former politician, civil servant and lawyer who served as the 12th president of South Korea between 2017 and 2022. Prior to his presidency, he served as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs an ...

government.

Diplomacy

The party wants to move the

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from

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to the

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. Years before the party was founded, Huh advocated that the UN Headquarters should be moved to

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. During the formation convention, Huh criticised President of the Republic

for supporting the

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as the model for

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; the idea was suggested by

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. Regarding

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, he urged Moon to apologise to

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Parliamentary reform

The party supports reducing the total number of MPs from 300 to 100. It opposes payment for MPs.

Education

The party seeks an educational reform, including the abolition of the CSAT and school fee system. Huh denounced the incumbent education system as "making talents of fools", saying "

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would fail if he applied to

Controversy

Prior to the 2020 election, the party was widely condemned for having too many pre-candidates convicted of crimes. Kim Sung-ki, who plans to run as the MP candidate for

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, had been jailed for 2 years for murder in August 1982. Kim Sung-ho, a pre-candidate for

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Seongju Seongju County (''Seongju-gun'') is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. This largely agricultural area is located immediately west of the metropolitan city of Daegu. The capital of the county is the town of Seongju. Lotte Skyhill ...

Chilgok Chilgok County (''Chilgok-gun'') is located at south-west part of North Gyeongsang Province. It is close by Gunwi County, Daegu Metropolitan city on the east while adjoins with Gimchon-si, Seongju County on the west. It is also a transportation hu ...

, was accused of

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Election results

President

Legislature

References

External links

Official website
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