The Laboring People's Party () of Korea was a

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political party in South Korea and North Korea. Under the leadership of Lee Yong, the party continued to operate in

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where it participated in elections. It won seats in the

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at least in 1957. Two of its delegates were purged in the aftermath of the August Faction Incident sometime between 1957 and 1959.

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