Pine Tree Party
Pine Tree Party 소나무당 | |
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| Leader | Song Young-gil |
| Founder | Song Young-gil |
| Founded | March 18, 2024 |
| Headquarters | 33, Gukhoe-daero 76-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul |
| Membership (2024 est.) | 20,000 |
| Ideology | Anti-Yoon |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Website | |
| k-punisher | |
The Pine Tree Party (Korean: 소나무당) is a political party in South Korea founded by Song Young-gil, the former Mayor of Incheon. The party is known for its opposition to incumbent South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.[1][unreliable source?] The party has both centre-left and right-wing members who are opposed to Yoon. The logo is based on the logo used by the Democratic Party, which existed from 2008 to 2011.
Notable members
[edit]- Sohn Hye-won – a former parliament member[2][unreliable source?] and designer behind the brand design of Innisfree, TVING, Chamisul and others.[3]
- Byun Hee-jae – South Korean conservative political commentator
Election results
[edit]Legislature
[edit]| Election | Leader | Constituency | Party list | Seats | Position | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | No. | +/– | ||||
| 2024 | Song Young-gil | 18,939 | 0.07 |  0
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0 / 254
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124,369 | 0.44 | 0
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0 / 46
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0 / 300
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0
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 8th
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Extra-parliamentary |
References
[edit]- ^ "The absurd pledge of the Pine Tree Party, led by Song Young-gil, former chairman of the Democratic P." Maeil Business Newspaper. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Sohn Hye-won, a former lawmaker who headed the campaign committee of the Pine Tree Party led by Song." Maeil Business Newspaper. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ 우, 철희 (2019-01-21). 손혜원, 40년 디자인 전문가...거침없는 발언, 이슈마다 화제. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-04-15.