The People First Party (), was a
political party
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in
South Korea
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, led by
Sim Dae-pyung and
Shin Kook-hwan. A breakaway from the
United Liberal Democrats
The United Liberal Democrats ( ko, 자유민주연합, Yayuminjuyeonhab, Liberal Democratic Union, ULD) was a right-wing conservative political party in South Korea, whose support mostly came from the North Chungcheong and South Chungcheong regi ...
, its profile was
conservative
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. The party was based in the central provinces of
Chungcheong
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. It had five seats in the South Korean parliament.
On February 12, 2008, the People's First Party announced that it was merging with the
Liberty Forward Party led by
Lee Hoi-chang
Lee Hoi-chang (; born June 2, 1935) is a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the 26th Prime Minister of South Korea from 1993 to 1994. He was a presidential candidate in the 15th, 16th and 17th presidential elections of South K ...
.
Two Small Conservative Parties Merge
''The Korea Times
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'', 12 February 2008 Because the new party took the Liberty Forward Party name, the party was essentially dissolved.
References
Conservative parties in South Korea
Defunct political parties in South Korea
Political parties established in 2005
Liberty Korea Party
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