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Participation Party

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Participation Party
국민참여당
國民參與黨
LeaderRhyu Si-min
FoundedJanuary 17, 2010 (2010-01-17)
DissolvedDecember 5, 2011 (2011-12-05)
Split fromUri Party
Merged intoUnified Progressive Party
Headquarters5-5 Changjeon-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left
ColoursYellow
Website
handypia.org
Participation Party
Hangul
국민참여당
Hanja
國民參與黨
Revised RomanizationGukminchamyeodang
McCune–ReischauerGungminchamyotang

The People's Participation Party (Korean국민참여당; Hanja國民參與黨; PPP) was a political party of South Korea. It was formed by many of the former members of the Uri Party after the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun. Rhyu Si-min was elected as Party Chairman on March 19, 2011. In March 2011 it had 45,335 members.[3] For the April 27 by-elections, the People's Participation Party has cooperated with the Democratic Party to enter Lee Bong-su [ko] as the single opposition candidate for the Kimhae seat in the National Assembly of South Korea. On 5 December 2011, it merged into the Unified Progressive Party.

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References

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  1. ^ 유시민 입당, '친노신당' 탄력 (in Korean). SBS. November 10, 2009.
  2. ^ "노무현 정신 계승" 국민참여당 창당. The Hankyoreh (in Korean). January 17, 2010.
  3. ^ Homepage of the People's Participation Party